How to Teach How to Teach PronunciationPronunciation

Ideas for Improving Students’ Ideas for Improving Students’ PronunciationPronunciation

Imitation of teacher or recorded model of Imitation of teacher or recorded model of sounds, words and sentencessounds, words and sentences

Recording of student speech, contrasted with Recording of student speech, contrasted with native modelnative model

Systematic explanation and instruction Systematic explanation and instruction (including details of the structure and (including details of the structure and movement of parts of the mouth)movement of parts of the mouth)

Imitation drills: repititon of sounds, words and Imitation drills: repititon of sounds, words and sentencessentences

Choral repetition of drillsChoral repetition of drills Varied repetition of drills (varied speed, Varied repetition of drills (varied speed,

volume, mood)volume, mood) Learning and performing dialogues as with Learning and performing dialogues as with

drills, using choral work, and varied speed, drills, using choral work, and varied speed, volume, mood)volume, mood)

Learning by heart of sentences, rhymes, jinglesLearning by heart of sentences, rhymes, jingles

ChantsChants Tongue twistersTongue twisters Self-correction through listening to recording Self-correction through listening to recording

of own speechof own speech

((Cambridge University Press 1995)Cambridge University Press 1995)

What can you do if:What can you do if:

Students are all at different levels.Students are all at different levels. The class is very big.The class is very big. Students keep using Arabic.Students keep using Arabic. Students do not want to Students do not want to

participate or talk in class.participate or talk in class.

What can you do if: (cont.)What can you do if: (cont.)

Students do not understand the Students do not understand the listening tape.listening tape.

A student was caught cheating.A student was caught cheating. Students do not do the homework.Students do not do the homework.

Classroom ManagementClassroom Management

What if:What if: Your students are all at different Your students are all at different

levelslevels Your class is very bigYour class is very big Your students keep using their own Your students keep using their own

languagelanguage Your students are uncooperativeYour students are uncooperative

Classroom managementClassroom management

What if:What if: Your students don’t want to talkYour students don’t want to talk Your students don’t understand Your students don’t understand

the listening tapethe listening tape Some students-in-groups finish Some students-in-groups finish

before everybody elsebefore everybody else