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Targeting Pronunciation: Communicating Clearly in English / Sue F. Miller.

Par : Miller, Sue F.
Éditeur : Boston, MA: National Geographic Learning; 2007Édition : 2nd ed.Description :246 p. : ill. ; 28 cm. + 5 CDs.ISBN : 9780618444182 (Student Book).Sujet(s) : English language -- Textbooks for foreign speakers | English language -- Studying and teaching -- Pronunciation | English language -- Spoken English -- Pronunciation | English language -- Pronunciation -- Problems and exercises | English languge -- Speaking and listening -- Audio aidRessources en ligne : Publisher's website.
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"Targeting Pronunciation provides intermediate and advanced ESL students with a comprehensive program and the tools they need to communicate effectively in English. It makes pronunciation easy to teach and fun to learn through engaging activities and a communicative, interactive approach. Students build independence by refining their listening and self-monitoring skills. They gain confidence as they watch their progress and target the improvement of their suprasegmentals - stress, intonation, and speech rhythm - as well as their segmental sounds - consonants and vowels" (Book cover).
To the Student
To the Teacher
Key to Symbols
Acknowledgements
CONTENTS:
Unit I: Getting Started
Chapter 1: Improving Your Pronunciation
Part 1: Setting Goals Pronunciation Targets Goals Survey Your Speech-Effectiveness Level
Part 2: Assessing Your Pronunciation Priorities Listening to English Survey Pronunciation Survey: Making a Speech Tape
Part 3: Making Your New Pronunciation a Habit Where Do I Start? Self-Monitoring "Use It Or Lose It" Making Small Talk Making the Most of the Targeting Pronunciation Audio Program Reflection Journals Overview of Your Plan of Action Finishing Up
Chapter 2: Intonation Moving Your Mouth for English Thought Groups Focus Words Final Sounds Linking Finishing Consonant Clusters Speech Rhythm: Stress and Unstree More Practice Finishing Up
Unit II: Words
Chapter 3: Stressing Syllables and Speaking Clearly Word Stress Compound Nouns Finishing Up
Chapter 4: More Intonation Patterns: More Words Predicting Stress: Which Syllable Should I Stress? Dictionaries and Pronunciation Descriptive Phrases Phrasal Verbs Names Finishing Up
Unit II Progress Check
Unit III: Phrases and Sentences
Chapter 5: Speech Rhythm: Stress and Unstress Sentence Rhythm: Strong Stress, Normal Stress, Unstress Predicting Stress: Chart Focus Words: The Basic Stress Pattern Changes in Focus Finishing Up Conversation Strategies
Chapter 6: Vowels and Speech Music Unstress: Shortening the Vowels in Weak Syllables Reductions and Schwa Vowels Clear Vowels Moving Your Mouth for English: Contrast Three Long Vowels Moving Your Mouth for English: Contrast Three Short Vowels Moving Your Mouth for English: Contrast Two More Short Vowels More Practice Finishing Up
Chapter 7: Sing Along: The Melody of Speech How Much Melody Do People Use? The Four Pitch Levels of English Speech Some Guidelines for Intonation Intonation Variations Longer Sentences Finishing Up
Unit III: Progress Check
Unit IV: Sounds: Consonants and Vowels
Chapter 8: The Speech Pathway - What's Happening Where? Follow the Speech Pathway Stops: The Air Stops Along the Speech Pathway Continuants: The Air Flows Out the Pathway Are you ready for "R" and "L"? Finishing Up
Chapter 9: Important Endings
Part 1: "Ed" Endings
Part 2: "S" Endings Finishing Up
Chapter 10: More about Vowels and Consonants More about vowels More about consonants More Practice with "R" and "L" Finishing Up
Unit IV Progress Check
Unit V: Putting It All Together
Chapter 11: More about Conversational Speech Reviewing Reductions and Chunks of Speech Practice with Authentic Speech Finishing Up
Chapter 12: More about Thought Groups Presenting New Information Thought Groups in Conversational Speech Finishing Up
Unit V Progress Check What's Next?
Appendix A Consonants
Appendix B Vowels
Index of Topics
Index of Activities
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Includes index and appendices.

"Targeting Pronunciation provides intermediate and advanced ESL students with a comprehensive program and the tools they need to communicate effectively in English. It makes pronunciation easy to teach and fun to learn through engaging activities and a communicative, interactive approach. Students build independence by refining their listening and self-monitoring skills. They gain confidence as they watch their progress and target the improvement of their suprasegmentals - stress, intonation, and speech rhythm - as well as their segmental sounds - consonants and vowels" (Book cover).

To the Student

To the Teacher

Key to Symbols

Acknowledgements

CONTENTS:

Unit I: Getting Started

Chapter 1: Improving Your Pronunciation

Part 1: Setting Goals
Pronunciation Targets
Goals Survey
Your Speech-Effectiveness Level

Part 2: Assessing Your Pronunciation Priorities Listening to English Survey Pronunciation Survey: Making a Speech Tape

Part 3: Making Your New Pronunciation a Habit Where Do I Start?
Self-Monitoring
"Use It Or Lose It" Making Small Talk
Making the Most of the Targeting Pronunciation Audio Program
Reflection Journals
Overview of Your Plan of Action
Finishing Up

Chapter 2: Intonation Moving Your Mouth for English
Thought Groups
Focus Words
Final Sounds
Linking
Finishing Consonant Clusters
Speech Rhythm: Stress and Unstree
More Practice
Finishing Up

Unit II: Words

Chapter 3: Stressing Syllables and Speaking Clearly
Word Stress Compound Nouns Finishing Up

Chapter 4: More Intonation Patterns: More Words Predicting Stress: Which Syllable Should I Stress?
Dictionaries and Pronunciation
Descriptive Phrases
Phrasal Verbs
Names
Finishing Up

Unit II Progress Check

Unit III: Phrases and Sentences

Chapter 5: Speech Rhythm: Stress and Unstress
Sentence Rhythm: Strong Stress, Normal Stress, Unstress
Predicting Stress: Chart
Focus Words: The Basic Stress Pattern
Changes in Focus
Finishing Up
Conversation Strategies

Chapter 6: Vowels and Speech Music Unstress: Shortening the Vowels in Weak Syllables
Reductions and Schwa Vowels
Clear Vowels
Moving Your Mouth for English: Contrast Three Long Vowels
Moving Your Mouth for English: Contrast Three Short Vowels
Moving Your Mouth for English: Contrast Two More Short Vowels
More Practice
Finishing Up

Chapter 7: Sing Along: The Melody of Speech How Much Melody Do People Use?
The Four Pitch Levels of English Speech
Some Guidelines for Intonation
Intonation Variations
Longer Sentences
Finishing Up

Unit III: Progress Check

Unit IV: Sounds: Consonants and Vowels

Chapter 8: The Speech Pathway - What's Happening Where? Follow the Speech Pathway
Stops: The Air Stops Along the Speech Pathway Continuants: The Air Flows Out the Pathway Are you ready for "R" and "L"? Finishing Up

Chapter 9: Important Endings

Part 1: "Ed" Endings

Part 2: "S" Endings Finishing Up

Chapter 10: More about Vowels and Consonants More about vowels
More about consonants
More Practice with "R" and "L"
Finishing Up


Unit IV Progress Check

Unit V: Putting It All Together

Chapter 11: More about Conversational Speech Reviewing Reductions and Chunks of Speech
Practice with Authentic Speech
Finishing Up

Chapter 12: More about Thought Groups Presenting New Information
Thought Groups in Conversational Speech
Finishing Up

Unit V Progress Check What's Next?

Appendix A Consonants


Appendix B Vowels

Index of Topics

Index of Activities

Intended for English language learners at the intermediate and advances levels.

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