Teaching Pronunciation: A Reference for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

Portada
Cambridge University Press, 1996 M10 13 - 435 páginas
This thorough book, drawing on theory and practice, offers a comprehensive treatment of pronunciation pedagogy. Teaching Pronunciation offers current and prospective teachers of English a comprehensive treatment of pronunciation pedagogy, drawing on current theory and practice. An overview of teaching issues from the perspective of different methodologies and second language acquisition research is provided. It has a thorough grounding in the sound system of North American English, and contains insights into how this sound system intersects with listening, morphology, and spelling. It also contains diagnostic tools, assessment measures, and suggestions for syllabus design. Follow-up exercises guide teachers in developing a range of classroom activities within a communicative framework.
 

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Pronunciation Skills
14
Chapter 3
39
The Vowel System
93
Chapter 5
111
Stress Rhythm and Adjustments in Connected Speech
131
Chapter 6
142
Prominence and Intonation in Discourse
175
Part III
185
Commonly Reduced Function Words
377
Constraints on Contraction and Blending
380
Irregular Verbs in English
382
TenseLax Vowel Alternations in Stressed Syllables
387
Consonant LetterSound Correspondences and
389
Systematic Differences in British and American Spelling
395
Profile Questionnaire Used at UCLA
396
Diagnostic Passage and Accent Checklist
398

Areas of Language
221
Chapter 8
247
Chapter 9
269
Issues in Implementation
289
Pronunciation in the Language Curriculum
319
Chapter 12
341
Positional Occurrence of NAE Consonants
373
English Syllable Structure
375
Distribution of Vowels Before Nasal Consonants
376
ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for Speaking
400
Speech IntelligibilityCommunicability Index for Describing
403
Speaking Performance Scale for UCLA Oral Proficiency
404
Interview Role Plays
405
Bibliography
407
Answer Key for On the Cassette Exercises
420
Author Index
427
Subject Index
429
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