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Tips and Techniques for Better Pronunciation

Tips and Techniques for Better Pronunciation. Evelyn Neame. Syllable timed. Fence imageStr. Stress timed. (Grant, 2000). Stress Timed vs. Syllable Timed. Marching photo. Now you try!. ( Celce -Murcia, 2010). Tap the Beat!. 3 3. 3 6. 3 8.

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Tips and Techniques for Better Pronunciation

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  1. Tips and Techniques for Better Pronunciation Evelyn Neame

  2. Syllable timed • Fence imageStr Stress timed (Grant, 2000)

  3. Stress Timed vs. Syllable Timed • Marching photo

  4. Now you try! (Celce-Murcia, 2010)

  5. Tap the Beat! 3 3 3 6 3 8 4 10 5 13 (Celce-Murcia, 2010)

  6. Content and Function Words Strong Words(Content words) Weak Words (Function words) Friends My of needed have with help been their All some work Strong WordsWeak Words nouns articles: the, an, a main verbs helping verbs: are, am, have, can, do adjectives prepositions: to, for, of, on, at adverbs conjunctions: and, or, as, than not, can’t, isn’t pronouns: he, you, his, her, your, our who, what, when, where, how this, that, these, those mine, yours

  7. Stress What is stress? • L o n g e r, louder, difference in pitch Where is the stress in these sentences? • She’s going to school tomorrow. • His car is white. • We’re leaving in a week. • She’s GOing to SCHOOLtoMORrow. • His CAR is WHITE. • We’re LEAVing in a WEEK.

  8. Sentence or phrase stress • SATurday • OverLOOK • ElectrifiCAtion WHAT a day. Tell the COOK. We’re taking a vaCAtion

  9. Zoom Principle • Rhythm & Stress • Prominence • Intonation • Individual Sounds (Firth, 1995)

  10. Prominence SUPER STRESS • Thought groups • Imparts meaning (FITho, 2009)

  11. Prominence A: I’ve lost an umbrella. B: What kind of umbrella? A: A black umbrella. It had clouds on the inside. White clouds in a blue sky. New information (Word Press, 2012)

  12. Prominence SUPER STRESS (FITho, 2009) (Celce-Murcia, 2010)

  13. Intonation Matters A: Ready B: No A: Why B: Problems A: Problems B: Yes A: What B: Babysitter ? . ? . ? . ? !

  14. Intonation: Uncertainty • Yes/No questions • Are you going to the workshop tomorrow? • Statements as questions • You’re going to the workshop tomorrow? • Tag questions, repetition questions • It’s supposed to be plus five tomorrow, isn’t it?

  15. Intonation: Certainty • Declarative statements: I am a teacher at LEX. • Commands:Shut the door. • Wh-questions:What time does the workshop start? • Some tag questions: It’s hot in here, isn’t it? • Lists • I need to buy milk, eggs, bananas and apples. • (780) 456-1234

  16. Blending & Connected Speech Faster, smoother, easier! • Linking: The smooth connection of sounds • Send it, find out, keep up • Assimilation: The change in adjacent sounds to resemble each other more closely • Grandma, grandpa, sandwich • Deletion: The disappearance of a sound • Chocolate, vegetable, February (Celce-Murcia, 2010)

  17. Communicative Activities

  18. Putting It All Together Presenter Media (2012)

  19. Resources for Students • Pronunciation Power I & II: speaking and listening • www.englishaccentcoach.com: listening • www.breakingnewsenglish.com: listening • http://www.cbc.ca/edmonton/eal/: listening • www.talkenglish.com: listening and speaking • http://www.eslyes.com: listening • http://www.listeningesl.com/: for advanced learners • www.learnenglishfeelgood.com/: listening • https://www.englishcentral.com

  20. Listening • Well Said, by Linda Grant • YouTube • TV sitcom clips: Friends • TV Commercials • Movie clips

  21. References Accent Master. (2008). English Pronunciation Lessons. Retrieved from http://www.accentmasr.com/Lessons/lessons.htm Celce-Murcia, M., Brinton, D., & Goodwin, J. (2010). Teaching Pronunciation: A course book and reference guide. New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. Grant, L. (2000). Well said: Pronunciation for clear communication. Boston, MA: Heinle. Firth, S. (1995). Pronunciation syllabus design. In P. Avery & S. Ehrlich (Eds.), Teaching American English pronunciation (pp.173-183). Oxford: Oxford University Press. FITho. (2009). Bicep exercises. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.fitho.in/guide/exercise/biceps/ Jones, M. L. (1996). Phonics in ESL literacy instruction: Functional or not? in Literacy online. Retrieved from http://members.shaw.ca/elliottsite/pdfs/Phonics%20in%20ESL.pdf Levy, S., & Shuman, I. (Producers) & Zwart, H. (Director). (2009). Pink Panther 2. [Motion Picture]. U.S.: MGM & Columbia Pictures. Orsini, M. E. (2007). Working with pronunciation in TEACHERSHOUSE. Retrieved from: http://lilosainthesky.blogspot.com/2007/01/working-with-pronunciation.html Presenter Media. (2012). Puzzle pieces house teamwork. [Photograph]. Retrieved from http://www.presentermedia.com/index.php?target=closeup&maincat=clipart&id=4238 Word Press. (2012). Soft Choice. Retrieved from: http://blogs.softchoice.com/advisor/

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