The Sound of English is an intermediate course in listening and pronunciation for Japanese learners. The aim of the course is to help students understand how the sound system of English works, and how it is fundamentally different from that of their own language. Learners are introduced to a range of sub-skills that they need to master in order to be able to understand fast, natural speech. Topics covered include how to make and recognize individual sounds, word accents, sentence stress, rhythm, intonation, and the features of connected speech.