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TEACHING P RONUNCIATION &P ROBLEMS WITH P RONUNCIATION

An, EunByeol (Anne)Jang, YeEun (Sylvia)


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WHY IS GOOD PRONUNCIATION IMPORTANT ?

Good communication:* delivery of thoughts clearly/ properly* help distinguishing meaning

* It improves understanding

Ex> misunderstanding


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ELEMENTS OF P RONUNCIATION

Stress- longer, louder, and higher in pitch


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ELEMENTS OF P RONUNCIATION

Rhythm:-combination of word and sentencestress-patterned beat of stressed,unstressed and pauses.


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S PECIFIC P RONUNCIATION FEATURES

1) Voicing: Voiced sounds will make the throat

vibrate.

2) Aspiration: Aspiration refers to a puff of air whena sound is produced.

3) Mouth Position: Draw simple diagrams of tongue

and lip positions.

4) Vowel Length


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5) Syllables:Have students count syllables in a

word and hold up the correct number of

fingers, or place objects on table to

represent each syllable.

6) Specific Sounds


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THE FIELD OF MODERN LANGUAGE TEACHING

Intuitive-imitative approach- Depends on learners ability to listen to and

imitate the rhythms and sounds of the target

language without intervention of any explicitinformation.

Analytic-linguistic approach- Utilizes information and tools like phonetic

alphabet, articulatory description, charts of thevocal apparatus, and other aids to supplementlistening, imitation and production.


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Direct/Natural Method (late 1800s andearly 1900s)

- Lessons are in the target language

- Focus on everyday vocabulary- Visual aids: vocabulary- Particular attention: accuracy of

pronunciation and grammar- Developed for comprehension andoral expression

APPROACHES TO TEACHING PRONUNCIATION


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The Reform Movement

- Created by Henry Sweet, WilhelmVietor, and Paul Passy who formed IPA.- Notion and Practices:

1) The spoken form of a language2) The findings of phonetics3) Teachers4) Learners


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Audio-lingualism- Repetition

- Drills Minimal Pair Drill

a. Syntagmatic drills (contrast within a sentence)

ex. Dont sit in that seat. b. Paradigmatic drills (Contrast across twosentences)

ex. Is that a black sheep?Is that a black ship?


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The Silent Way Approach (1970s)

- Teachers speaks as little aspossible through gestures whatstudents should do.

- Use tools such as sound-colorchart, word charts, and coloredchart.


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Community Language LearningApproach (Charles A. Curran1976)

- A key tool of method1) Students say something in their L1,and the teacher translate it.2) Students tape teachers translation. 3) The student stop, play the tape backand listen.

4) Write another word in the board, andask students to use that word to makeconversation.


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- Tools and Techniques1) The audiotape recorder

2) The human computer technique- Conclusion

1) Helps keep classroom discourse in English.

2) Helps focus on problems of accuracy andcomplexity.

3) Learners in general respond well to the

procedure.4) Can consolidate and extend textbook work.(particularly motivating for children)


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Communicative approach (1980s)

- Leave students in suspense as to theoutcome of a class exercise, which willvary according to their reactions andresponses.

- Emphasis on communication and

meaning rather than accuracy.


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- Authentic listening and reading texts areused

- Feedback and correction is usually given by the teacher after tasks have been completed

- Learners are often more motivated with this approach

- Examples:Interviews, Surveys, Games, Role Play


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- Comprehensive List:

1) Listen and imitate2) Phonetic training3) Minimal pair drills

4) Visual aids5) Tongue twisters6) Developmental approximation drills7) Practice of vowel shifts and stress shifts

related by affixation8) Reading aloud/recitation


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1)Phonetics/the sounds of English- A letter has many different individual

unique English pronunciation.- Ex. E has 5 pronunciation

Egg, Eyes, Elude, Europe,

2) StressEx. Student STUdent


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3)Intonation (sentence stress or themusic of the language) Ex. Where are you going?

Where are you Going?4) LinkingEx. What do you want?

Whaddya want?

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