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- Book Title
- Teaching American English Pronunciation (Oxford Handbooks for Lan
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- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0194328155
ISBN-13
9780194328159
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1090961
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
270 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Teaching American English Pronunciation
Subject
English As a Second Language, Speech, Study & Teaching
Publication Year
1992
Type
Language Course
Subject Area
Foreign Language Study, Language Arts & Disciplines
Series
Oxford Handbooks for Language Teachers Ser.
Format
Uk-Trade Paper
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
17.3 Oz
Item Length
9.6 in
Item Width
6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
English as a Second Language
LCCN
93-167445
Dewey Edition
20
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'This is a handy reference book for the bookshelves of any language teacher with international students.' - EL Gazette, ''This is a handy reference book for the bookshelves of any language teacher with international students.''EL Gazette
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
421/.54/07
Table Of Content
PrefaceIntroduction: Preliminary considerations in the teaching of pronunciation- Biological factors- Socio-cultural factors- Personality factors- The role of the native language- Setting realistic goalsPART ONE: The sound system of English1. Spelling and pronunciation- The English spelling system- Sound-spelling correspondences- Spelling in other languages- The phonetic alphabet- Exercises2. Individual sounds of English- How speech sounds are made- Consonants and vowelsThe description of English consonants- Place of articulation- Manner of articulation- Voicing- SummaryThe description of English vowels- Tongue height- Frontness/backness of tongue- Tenseness/laxness- Lip rounding- Phonetic symbols for vowels- Complex vowels (dipthongs)- The vowel /ar/- The consonant /h/- Semi-vowels (glides)- Exercises3. English sounds in contextPositional variation- Contrastive sounds of English- Non-contrastive sounds of English- Implications for teaching- ConclusionGrammatical endings- The regular past tense- The plural, possessive, and third person singular- Grammatical endings in the pronunciation classroom- Exercises4. The shape of English words- Syllable types- Consonant clusters- Exercises5. Word stress and vowel reduction- What is stress?- Schwa- Major and minor stress- Placement of word stress- Exercises6. Connected SpeechRhythm, sentence stress, and intonation- The stress-timed rhythm of English- Placement of stress in sentences- IntonationModifications of sounds in connected speech- The pronunciation of function words- Linking- Deletion of consonants- Assimilation- Summary- ExercisesPART TWO: The identification and correction of specific pronunciation problemsIntroduction7. Common pronunciation problems- English vowels- English consonants- Stress, rhythm, and intonation8. Problems of selected language groups- Arabic- Chinese- Farsi- French- German- Greek- Hindi and Punjabi- Italian- Japanese- Korean- Polish- Portuguese- Spanish- VietnamesePART THREE: Classroom activitiesIntroduction9. A communicative approach to pronunciation teaching- Introduction- Consonants and vowels- Connected speech- Suprasegmentals- Monitoring- Conclusion10. Pronunciation syllabus design: a question of focus- The zoom principle- Assessing learner variables- Collection of speech samples- Diagnosis of speech samples- From diagnosis to syllabus design- Monitoring progress- Appendix: Student diagnostic profile11. Suprasegmentals in the pronunciation class: setting priorities- Introduction- Stress/unstress- Stress and rhythm- Major sentence stress- Intonation- Linking and pausing- Palatalization- Conclusion12. Pronunciation-based listening exercises for the multi-level class- Introduction- Minimal pairs- Stress assignment- Function words- Intonation- Conclusion13. Teaching pronunciation: an inventory of techniques- IntroductionIndividual sounds- Minimal pairs- Visual aids- Stress, rhythm, and intonation- Developing fluency- Conclusion14. Developing self-correcting and self-monitoring strategies- Introduction- Self-correction- Self-monitoring- Conclusion15. Developing natural and confident speech:- Drama techniques in the pronunciation class- Introduction- Articulation- Pitch, volume, and rate- Variety- Conclusion16. Unintelligibility and the ESL learner- Introduction- The receiver- The sender- Conclusionbr /GlossaryFurther readingBibliographyContributorsIndex
Synopsis
A complete introduction to teaching the pronunciation of North American English specifically for teachers of English as a second language (ESL), This introduction to the pronunciation of American English describes the sound system, suggests ways of tackling pronunciation problems, and provides a variety of techniques and exercises for use in the classroom., This is a comprehensive introduction to teaching the pronunciation of North American English. It includes an illustrated description of the sound system of English, ideas for overcoming pronunciation problems specific to fifteen different languages, and a variety of approaches and techniques for use in the classroom.
LC Classification Number
PE1137.A94 1992
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