How to Teach Pronunciation /
Gerald Kelly ; Jeremy Harmer (Series Editor).
- Harlow, UK : Longman, 2000.
- vi, 154 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. ; Includes 1 Audio CD
- How to Teach .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"How to Teach Pronunciation is a practical guide for teachers who wish to gain a theoretical knowledge of pronunciation and develop their skills. The book includes: an exploration of the features and physiology of pronunciation an overview of approaches and techniques in the teaching of pronunciation an Audio CD giving examples of sounds explored in the book a summary of common pronunciation problems a Task file of photocopiable training tasks." (Book Cover) CONTENTS Introduction 1. The description of speech What are the main features of pronunciation? The physiology of pronunciation The articulation of phonemes Phonemic transcription Phonetics and phonology 2. Teaching Pronunciation Why teach pronunciation? Problems and approaches in pronunciation teaching What pronunciation model to teach Techniques and activities Sample lessons 3. Vowels The characteristics of the 'pure' vowel sounds The characteristics of diphthongs Raising awareness of vowel sounds Sample lessons Further ideas for activities 4. Consonants The characteristics of the consonant sounds Raising awareness of consonant sounds Sample lessons Further ideas for activities 5. Word and sentence stress What is word stress? What is unstress? Rules of word stress Levels of stress Sentences: Stress timing and syllable timing Sentence stress and tonic syllables Sentence stress and weak forms Raising awareness of word and sentence stress Sample lessons Further ideas for activities Putting sentence stress into perspective 6. Intonation What is intonation, and why teach it? Tones, tonic syllables and tone units Grammar and intonation -- Sample lessons Attitude and intonation -- Sample lessons Discourse and intonation -- Sample lessons How teachable is intonation? 7. Other aspects of connected speech Why 'other' aspects of connected speech? Assimilation Elision Linking and intrusion Juncture Contractions Should we teach these aspects of connected speech? Sample lessons 8. Pronunciation and spelling English spelling is not phonetic Regular features of English pronunciation and spelling Problems and approaches in the teaching of pronunciation and spelling Sample lessons Task File Task File Key Appendices Appendix A: Learners' reference chart of English sounds Appendix B: Common pronunciation difficulties Appendix C: Spelling and pronunciation tables Appendix D: Further reading Index
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English language--Pronunciation--Study and teaching.