The Art of Teaching Pronunciation – 2
This is how one can learn to be an expert teacher…invest your time at the start of your career in learning how to do something really well. Focus on it. Get good at it. Then get even better at Read More …
Tag: pronunciation
Pronunciation Guide for Japanese Speakers now available!
Hi All, I ‘m very excited to announce that I’ve uploaded Part 1 of the AMERICAN ENGLISH FOR JAPANESE SPEAKERS, A GUIDE TO TEACHING PRONUNCIATION. Part 1 covers how to teach Vowels and Consonants more effectively, so that everything else–stress, Read More …
The Art of Teaching Pronunciation – 1
I believe that teaching is an art, and I’ve strived my whole life to perfect my craft, which now is teaching pronunciation. It’s not perfection yet, but I keep working and learning from every teaching experience. My e-guides are my attempt Read More …
My AHA Moment That Changed How I Teach Pronunciation
During a “mastermind weekend” at colleague Jennifer England’s home in L’Albi Spain last fall, someone asked if I remembered a moment that changed how I teach. One of my “aha” moments was in the dentist’s office; I finally understood why Read More …
To B or Not to V? That is our question.
(At least…its one of your questions if your first language is Arabic, Burmese, Cebuano, Greek, Indonesian, Japanese, Javanese, Korean, Marshallese, Navajo, Persian/Farsi, Spanish, or Tagalog Since B and V are the same in Spanish, but different in English, raising awareness Read More …
Principle #3 for teaching pronunciation: Speaking is unconscious and physical, so…
The third “principle” that I keep in mind, when I’m teaching pronunciation, is that speaking is unconscious and physical, so our solutions must address those two conditions. Analyzing what we’re doing and not doing (principle #1) is great, it feeds Read More …
Use Guiding Principles Rather Than Publisher Exercises to Teach Pronunciation
After years (and years) of teaching ESL and EFL, I have distilled my knowledge, skills, and experiences into guiding “principles” in a few areas of teaching, and happily, no longer have to search for materials or buy something a publisher Read More …
Using SoundCloud for Pronunciation Feedback
I’ve been playing with different software, looking for good tools that help English learners and practitioners improve their pronunciation. Today’s post is about SoundCloud. I found the following clip on SoundCloud, put up there by someone else, and it’s the Read More …
Get Pronunciation Feedback from EnglishCentral.com
Englishcentral.com offers video clips for English listening and speaking comprehension, and also pronunciation practice– and the great part is that you get feedback on your pronunciation. It’s free if you sign up and allow the site to temporarily use your Read More …