Includes 2 audio CDs.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [513]-535) and index.

"The second edition includes updates and insights on current research and pedagogical practice that have developed over the last decade.

"This new edition of Teaching Pronunciation - a reference and activity book in one - has been revised to reflect recent research into the sound system of North American English, as well as new practices in pronunciation pedagogy. Audio CDs with additional examples are now packaged with the book." (Book Cover)

Key features: Contains a wealth of exercises to demonstrate implementation techniques Discussion questions and follow-up activities allow for group work Comprehensive coverage of the sound system and its relationship to morphology, spelling and listening." (Publisher's Website)

TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Part I Pronunciation Instruction in Perspective
Chapter 1 The History and Scope of Pronunciation Teaching
Chapter 2 Research on the Teaching and Acquisition of Pronunciation Skills

Part II The Sound System of North American English: An Overview
Chapter 3 The Consonant System
Chapter 4 The Vowel System
Chapter 5 Connected Speech, Stress, and Rhythm
Chapter 6 Prominence and Intonation in Discourse

Part III Issues in Implementation
Chapter 7 Pronunciation in the Language Curriculum
Chapter 8 Testing and Evaluation
Chapter 9 Techniques, Tools, and Technology

Part IV Intersections of the Sound System with Other Areas of Language
Chapter 10 Pronunciation and Listening
Chapter 11 The Sound System and Morphology
Chapter 12 The Sound System and Spelling

Appendices
Appendix 1 Teaching Pronunciation: Methodological Variation
Appendix 2 Differences between North American English (NAE) and British English
Appendix 3 Comparison of Phonetic and Phonemic Alphabets
Appendix 4 Positional Occurrence of NAE Consonants
Appendix 5 English Syllable Structure Appendix 6 Distribution of Vowels Before Nasal Consonants
Appendix 7 Written Contractions in English
Appendix 8 Commonly Reduced Function Words
Appendix 9 Constraints on Contractions and Blendings
Appendix 10 Functional Load
Appendix 11 Integrating Pronunciation into a Textbook Speaking Activity: Two Examples
Appendix 12 Gilbert's Priorities for the Beginning Learner
Appendix 13 Jenkins's Lingua Franca Core (LFC) for Communication Between Nonnative Speakers
Appendix 14 Student Profile Questionnaire Used at UCLA
Appendix 15 Sources of Authentic Language That Can Be Used for Pronunciation Practice
Appendix 16 Diagnostic Passage and Accent Checklist
Appendix 17 Overview of Formal Oral Proficiency Exams and Rating Scales
Appendix 18 Morley's Speech Intelligibility / Communicability Index for Describing Speech and Evaluating Its Impact on Communication
Appendix 19 Speaking Performance Scale for UCLA Oral Proficiency Test for Nonnative TAs (TOP) Appendix 20 Self-Evaluation Form: Interview Role Plays
Appendix 21 A Dramatic Imitative Approach Using Video Clips
Appendix 22 Discussion Gambit Cards
Appendix 23 Digital Resources for Pronunciation
Appendix 24 Irregular Verbs in English
Appendix 25 Tense-Lax Vowel Alternations in Stressed Syllables of Base Forms and Derived Words
Appendix 26 Consonant Letter-Sound Correspondences and Variations (Including Diagraphs)
Appendix 27 Systematic Differences in British and American Spelling

Bibliography

Answer Key

Author Index

Subject Index