Includes bibliographical references and index.

"This engaging, succinct text is an introduction to both phonetics and phonology as applied to the teaching of pronunciations to English language learners.
Section 1 selectively covers the main areas of phonology, without going into any area in more depth that the average English language teacher requires or that the average English language teacher trainee can handle. It provides the foundation for Section 2, which covers practical issues related to learners and how they learn languages, and what represents good practice in terms of classroom activities for pronunciation - including aspects such as targets, motivation, and priorities. While these elements are involved in all language teaching, the focus is on the way they relate in particular to pronunciation teaching. The chapters end with activities to help the reader understand concepts. Some also can easily be used, with slight adaptation, in the classroom; others are questions to encourage readers to ponder their own language-learning experiences, and for teachers to relate concepts to their classroom experience.
Section 3 provides innovative sample activities which put into practice the theoretical points covered in the first two sections, answers to the various exercises, recommended further reading (both print and non-print), a glossary of technical phonetic terms, and a bibliography of works on pronunciation teaching. The text is accompanied by a Companion Website with audio recordings of model pronunciations and audio material relating to the activities." (Back Cover)

CONTENTS

Symbols for English sounds
Preface

SECTION 1: Phonetics
1) Introduction
2) Accents of English worldwide
3) Airstreams and the vocal cords
4) Cardinal vowels
5) Vowels
6) The vocal organs and consonant classification
7) Plosives and nasals
8) Fricatives and affricates
9) Approximants
10) Non-English sounds
11) Syllable structure
12) Phonemes
13) Accent differences
14) Phonology
15) Weakening and linking
16) Assimilation and elision
17) Connected speech processes
18) Pausing and speed
19) Word stress
20) Tone groups
21) Tones
22) Rhythm
23) Voice quality

SECTION 2: Pronunciation teaching
24) Targets
25) Integration
26) The effectiveness of pronunciation teaching
27) Motivation and affect
28) Fossilization
29) First language influence
30) Importance
31) Spelling: History
32) Spelling: Literacy
33) Nonverbal communication
34) Listening
35) Testing

SECTION 3
Sample exercises
Answers to exercises

Resources
Glossary
References
Index