... principles inthe general strategy of pronunciation teaching: onthe one hand pronunciation teaching has to be integrated with other skills ( listening with comprehension, reading and writing, ... find Englishin general and English pronunciation in particular difficult They are not interested inthe subject Their attitude toward learning English as well as learning English pronunciation ... define goal in learning Englishin general and learning pronunciation in particular said pronunciation should be 26 omitted Some other said there should be strict exams on pronunciation, and the...
... as one of the main benefits of the sessions the value of the discipline of simply taking note of what they were doing and reflecting onthe outcomes The success or otherwise of the pronunciation ... pronunciations (allophones), depending on its context inthe word For example, the vowel in ‘bad’ is much longer than the vowel in ‘bat’; the ‘r’ in ‘rain’ sounds quite different from the ‘r’ in ... pursue some issues in pronunciation further Indeed pronunciation is a complex and fascinating topic involving insights from phonetics, phonology, psycholinguistics and other disciplines, as well as...
... problem hearing The instruction is then whispered inthe ear of the receiving student and they carry out what they hear They sit down and read their instruction to the next student This continues until ... Excercise A as it involves giving and carrying out instructions Stage 1: Having identified some problem areas for the class, the teacher makes a list of instructions containing these Below is such ... PEAT Here, the only difference in sound is that of the vowel - familiar to anyone who has done minimal pair work As in these examples, the word should begin and end with the same consonant 0, 3,...
... describes pronunciation teaching inthe context, specifying the shortcomings and then making suggestions to improve the teaching of pronunciation Aims of the study The aim of the study was to investigate ... beyond the control of educators’ They qualified their findings by stating that variables of formal training and the quality of the training in pronunciation could affect the results, as would the ... teaching pronunciation inthe teaching program as well as among the teachers themselves Individual teachers set the teaching goal of pronunciation and did the assessment The questions inthe questionnaire...
... while they are holding the /t/ sound, and continuing air flow while continuing to say the final sound in bus They might get the idea better by holding the /s/ position and drawing in cold air ... Cohesion inEnglish conversation depends both on signals of grouping and onthe pitch contrast between new information and old information A dramatic example of “not noticing the implications of ... no touching points to anchor them Vowels are pronounced with the various parts of the tongue moving in open space, so to speak Onthe other hand, with consonants, parts of the tongue consistently...
... tasting, feeling, smelling using technology Stage (continued) Understanding and learning the meaning of new words – verbal techniques explaining defining the context eliciting describing ... learning the meaning of new words using objects using drawings using illustrations, pictures, photos, flashcards using actions, mime, expressions, gestures pointing, touching, tasting, ... Principle sounds words structures TEACHING PRONUNCIATION The scope of pronunciation • Individual sounds • Sounds in connected speech • Stress and rhythm • Intonation Individual sounds Sounds in...
... / Intonation - Intonation is the tone or pitch pattern on a sentence Intonation is an important aspect of the pronunciation of English, often making a difference to meaning or implication - Intonation ... implication - Intonation is very important in expressing meaning and especially in showing our feelings - Rising Intonation means the pitch of the voice rises [↗] - Falling Intonation means that the pitch ... discussion This unit looks at some controversial issues connected with the teaching of pronunciation and invites you inthetasks to examine and state your own position on them My opinions follow the...
... of pronunciation, the researcher based not only on their direct answer to question but also on their acknowledgement onthe influence of poor pronunciation on other skills in question After the ... performance during class time and inthe final examination Inthe beginning lessons, many students demonstrated difficulty in articulating some vowel and consonant sounds listed inthe analysis of the diagnostic ... stress and intonation during the course Secondly, the course actually had positive effects on students’ intelligibility in pronunciation The results inthe final examination clearly showed their improvement...
... questions inthe example onthe left) and the class perform the other half (the answers inthe example onthe left) Then swap things around so that the class say the questions and you say the answers ... conversation themselves 4) Ask one or two pairs to perform their conversations in front of the class English Teachers’ Network Workshop Teaching Pronunciation Nov 2 010 Dialogue interpretations ... Workshop Teaching Pronunciation Nov 2 010 I looked out of the window and it was raining (10 words) I walked to the zoo and fed the monkeys some bananas (11 words) I intended to swim inthe sea but...
... meaning of the reading materials does not reside onthe printed page, nor it is only inthe head of the reader A synergy occurs in reading which is the combination of the words onthe printed ... analyzed inthe following steps: - Interviewing the teachers at Viet Ba High School - Analyzing the interviews by looking for and grouping the common and recurrent themes inthe data - Based onthe interview ... avoiding a misinterpretation of the observation data In post interviews, the researcher wished to find out the objectives of the lessons, the reasons beyond activities that the teacher used in the...
... information if you are listening for the actual words used Intonation refers to the intention and feelings of the speaker An important feature of English intonation is the use of an intonational ... learning session, one learning session per week There are 12 weeks inthe first semester and 20 weeks inthe second one Teachers inthe team share their observation and ideas onthe lesson plans ... of pronunciation, the researcher based not only on their direct answer to question but also on their acknowledgement onthe influence of poor pronunciation on other skills in question After the...
... High School in Hai Phong Therefore, the findings of the study are not intended to be generalized to other school contexts Indeed the findings may not apply beyond the actual participants in this ... as the teaching and learning conditions, the students and the teaching staff were mentioned Inthe methodology part, the research questions, the subjects, the instruments, and data collection ... teachers On one hand, if the teachers try to cover all thetasks within one lesson, they will have to speed up the lessons, which maybe result inthe students‟ lack of understandings Onthe other...
... used in everyday conversation and presented in textbooks For my students, inthe beginning they often pronounce words containing sound /ei/ = /ê-i/ into /ây/ instead of saying / pờ lê / they ... frequently appear in everyday life and in colloquial conversation as well as inthe textbooks We can teach students accurate pronunciation by giving them information onthe pronunciation of difficult ... problems inspeakingEnglish and in pronouncing English words at first and I also had problems in teaching students correct pronunciation But at last I have achieved success in solving the problem...
... the study and the last chapter is devoted to analyzing and discussing the findings of the study The Conclusion part provides a brief summary of the findings in correspondence with the four proposed ... classroom Design of the study The study is divided into three parts: Introduction, Development and Conclusion The Introduction presents an overview of the study including the rationale, aims, scope, ... unit inthe new English textbooks consists of five parts: Reading, Speaking, Listening, Writing and Language Focus, among which the Language Focus sections are to consolidate students’ pronunciation...
... /z/ The activity was the same as the one in session WEEK Session 5: the words containing consonant sounds: /ʃ/, /tʃ/, /θ/, /ð/ The activity was the same as the one in session and Session 6: the ... the number of consonants inthe world’s languages is much greater than the number of consonant letters in any one alphabet” InEnglish phonetics and phonology (Roach, 2000 :10) , the term consonant ... is the chart of classification of English consonant sounds Table 1: English consonant sounds 1.3 Phonics 1.3.1 Definitions of phonics Phonics, conventionally defined as correspondent relationships...
... on evaluating the effectiveness of the substituting and contrasting techniques in teaching pronunciation of some English consonant sounds to find a way to improve English pronunciation teaching ... from the control group intheevaluation test In conclusion, the contrasting and substituting techniques can be used in pronunciation classroom to improve both teaching and learning Limitations ... each group, there are two class meeting sessions in this intervention for teaching, other meeting sessions for reviewing, and one more meeting for theevaluation test Each teaching session lasts...