Phonetics and phonology can be extremely useful when teaching pronunciation. If you feel overwhelmed at the sight of the phonetic chart, just imagine how your students feel. But don't panic, just take it one sound at a time. In fact you might not even need to teach all the sounds, only those...
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*First a calm listening game for any class size:
Pronunciation Hands Up
How to play
This listening game works with phonemes or pronunciation. The teacher repeats a word several times and then unexpectedly changes to another word using a different...
11 Apr
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An English teacher in France asked me how to improve her pronunciation, wondering if she would ever sound like a native. Here’s my reply:
Good pronunciation is important for clear spoken communication but you don’t need to speak English like a native. After all what is...
13 Oct
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