EMLS 103REffective English Pronunciation
- Units
- 0.50
- Faculty
- Arts
Not in the current Undergraduate Calendar. Shown as it appeared in 2025–26.
When it runs
- F24
- W25
- S25
- F25
- W26
- S26
- F26
- W27
- S27
Ran in 1 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.
Designed specifically for students for whom English is not the first language, this course has an intensive focus on the structure of the English sound system with a view to improving pronunciation. Vowel and consonant sounds are practised as well as the phonetic elements above those sounds, such as stress, intonation, and rhythm. The goal is for students to identify their problem areas and to develop strategies to improve their comprehensibility.
Prerequisites
None listed.
Antirequisites
- Not open to fluent speakers of English
Leads to
No course lists it as a requisite.
Reviewed on UW Flow
48% liked it64% easy77% useful
From 25 ratings and 5 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.
Just don't take this course. Thank you.
Apr 2022 · didn’t like it · 2 found this helpfulOn UW FlowRemove this
Just don’t take this course.
Apr 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Mostly useless but requires a lot of work. Hard to get a preferable score.
Jan 2023 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
The content is not hard but it is hard to get a very good mark. You have to keep doing different types of work every week in order not to lose marks. The content is useful and clear, but you will find although you learn it, it is hard to correct yourself on pronunciation.
Apr 2022 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this
The prof, Christa, was really nice. However, I didnt really like the content of this course.
Apr 2018 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this
Discussed on r/uwaterloo
11 posts and comments in 10 threads mention EMLS 103R, September 2016 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.
Fall 2023
Bird bird communication course 1 point, 1 comment
u/serenelmuss314: “… from List 1 COMMST 225 Interviewing COMMST 227 Leadership COMMST 228 Public Communication EMLS 103R Effective English Pronunciation EMLS 104R Reading and Listening for Academic Purposes EMLS 110R Communicating in Canadian Academic Contexts ENGL 101B Introduction to Rhetorical …”
Winter 2021
Plan your degree! 562 points, 127 comments
“Hey UW, hope you all had an amazing break!!! We are extremely proud to announce the launch of UWPath today! …”
u/2kofawsome: “For CS it has the checklist requirement of 0.5 of list I "EMLS 101R, EMLS 102R, EMLS..." and 0.5 of list II "EMLS 103R, EMLS 104R, EMLS....". But the list II should also contain all of the list I. Great site!”
Fall 2020
English course 3 points, 12 comments
u/AirPodGoose: “EMLS 103R - Effective Pronunciation in English. Only for students whose first language is not English. Currently taking rn and I swear I only spend 10 mins/week working in that course and I'm getting 90s”
Spring 2019
What is the easiest way for me to meet the breath and depth requirements? 2 points, 2 comments
u/uwthrow19: “… Communication list II: One of EMLS 103R, EMLS 104R, EMLS 110R, ENGL 108B, ENGL 108D, ENGL 119, ENGL 208B, ENGL 209, ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, ENGL 378/MTHEL 300, SPCOM 225, SPCOM 227, SPCOM 228. …”
Winter 2018
Can we take 2 communication list I courses to fulfill communication requirement? 0 points, 9 comments
u/psych101needhelp: “1 Communication list I: At least 60% in one of: EMLS 101R, EMLS 102R, EMLS/ENGL 129R, ENGL 109, SPCOM 100, SPCOM 223 2 Communication list II: At least 60% in one of: EMLS 103R, EMLS 104R, EMLS 110R, ENGL 101A, ENGL 101B, ENGL 108D, ENGL 119, ENGL 251A, SPCOM 225, SPCOM 227, …”
Fall 2017
Can someone find me this List II list? $25 reward bois 1 point, 1 comment
u/Pwnclub: “Here you go TL;DR: One of: EMLS 103R, EMLS 104R, EMLS 110R, ENGL 101B, ENGL 108D, ENGL 119, ENGL 209, ENGL 210E, ENGL 210F, ENGL 251A, SPCOM 225, SPCOM 227, SPCOM 228, or an additional course from the first list (being EMLS 101R, EMLS 102R, EMLS/ENGL 129R, ENGL 109, SPCOM 100, …”
Any way to disable UWCourseLinker from posting? 16 points, 26 comments
“posting a reply to my comment I find the bot annoying.”
u/Jackhofmann: “PSYCH 483 PSYCH 484 PSYCH 485 PSYCH 486 PSYCH 490R PSYCH 499A PSYCH 499B PSYCH 499C PSYCH 621 PSYCH 630 PSYCH 677A PSYCH 704A PSYCH 704B PSYCH 707 PSYCH 710 PSYCH 714 PSYCH 717 PSYCH 720A PSYCH 721A …”
u/Jackhofmann: “… 655 ECON 673 EFAS 32 EFAS 34 EFAS 36 EFAS 42 EFAS 44 EFAS 46 ELPE 100 EMLS 101R EMLS 102R EMLS 103R EMLS 104R EMLS 110R EMLS 129R EMLS 601R EMLS 602R EMLS 622R ENBUS 102 ENBUS 202 ENBUS 203 ENBUS 204 ENBUS 306 ENBUS 402A ENBUS 407 ENBUS 408 ENBUS 411 ENBUS 601 ENBUS 602 ENBUS …”
Spring 2017
help... 1 point, 8 comments
“So I'm a new year 1 student, and was swapping my courses to create a better schedule. I was enrolled in EMLS 101R, but after I swap this course to another, to make space for another math course in …”
[deleted]: “You do see that you're swapping EMLS 103R, right?”
u/King9060: “I just chose EMLS 103R randomly to leave another time slot open for a math course, I was enrolled in EMLS 101R in the beginning.”
[deleted]: “Right, but it's saying you don't have permission to enroll in EMLS 103R...?”
Fall 2016
Which one of these communication skills requirement courses require the least work? 2 points, 7 comments
u/jrzhao: “List II: EMLS 103R Effective English Pronunciation EMLS 104R Reading and Listening for Academic Purposes EMLS 110R Critical Expression in Canadian Academic Contexts ENGL 101B Introduction to Rhetorical Studies ENGL 108D Digital Lives ENGL 119 Communications in Mathematics and …”
Good suggestion for list 2 communication courses for Math students? 2 points, 2 comments
u/u_waterloo: “The choices: List II: Second Course Any other course listed in the First Course list EMLS 103R Effective English Pronunciation EMLS 104R Reading and Listening for Academic Purposes EMLS 110R Critical Expression in Canadian Academic Contexts ENGL 101B Introduction to Rhetorical …”
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