Brian is a naturalized Japanese citizen and he runs a specialized academy for adult learners in Fukuoka, Japan. It is a small academy with Brian as the only full-time teacher in the evenings, although he has a secretary and rents classroom space to three kindergarten teachers during the daytime. Although sometimes companies will pay for a group of their employees to take his evening courses to improve their English skills, the students at Brian's academy typically hail from a wide range of backgrounds and interests. Some are doctors, engineers, and other professionals, some are teachers and university students, and some are retired people just looking to continue their life-long quest for knowledge. With such varied demographics, the classes present interesting challenges for Brian. The students' motivations, goals, and previous experience with educational environments color their expectations, and these are all factors for Brian to consider when planning his lessons. Although the preparation is challenging, Brian finds it greatly rewarding to teach such diverse groups of students.
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One of the things that adult students often find very difficult to master when learning a new language is pronunciation. In addition to specific phonemes such as 'r' and 'l' that trouble many learners, what are some aspects of pronunciation that students must learn?
a. The rhythm of sentences, cadence, and the beat of words
b. The pitch of words, voice, and the dialect of spoken vocabulary
c. Stress within words, emphasis within sentences, and intonation
d. Pauses between words, syllables, and the volume of different types of sentences