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Making pronunciation Making pronunciation exercises more meaningfulexercises more meaningful
Session agendaSession agenda• Why teach pronunciation?
• Connected speech / suprasegmental features
• Rhythm
• Stress
• Intonation
• Elision
Why teach pronunciation?Why teach pronunciation?• Avoids problems related to L1 influence
• Avoids misuderstandings
• Helps in accuracy and comprehension
• Improves listening
Why teach pronunciation?Why teach pronunciation?“Integrating pronunciation teaching fully with the study of grammatical and lexical features has the further incremental benefit that learners will increasingly appreciate the significance of pronunciation in determining successful communication.”
Kelly, Gerald: How to Teach Pronunciation
Connected speechConnected speech• Goes beyond the pronunciation of Goes beyond the pronunciation of
single soundssingle sounds
• Covers how the pronunciation of Covers how the pronunciation of different utterances interact with each different utterances interact with each otherother
• Refers to real-life communicationRefers to real-life communication
• Might change the “dictionary” Might change the “dictionary” pronunciation of wordspronunciation of words
Suprasegmental FeaturesSuprasegmental Features• It has to do with sentence-level It has to do with sentence-level
pronunciation (Check Thorbury’s “A-pronunciation (Check Thorbury’s “A-Z”)Z”)
Connected speechConnected speech“… “… refers to the way that speech refers to the way that speech
sounds are produced as part of sounds are produced as part of a continuous sequence, rather a continuous sequence, rather than in isolation”than in isolation”
Thornbury, Scott: An A-Z of ELTThornbury, Scott: An A-Z of ELT
RhythmRhythm
Stressed-timed languageStressed-timed language
Vs.Vs.
Syllable-timed languageSyllable-timed language
You and then it’s me and then it’s him and then it’s her
they LIVE in an OLD HOUSE
they LIVE in a NICE OLD HOUSE
they LIVE in a LOVEly OLD HOUSE
they’ve been LIVing
in a deLIGHTful OLD HOUSE
they’ve been LIVing
in a deLIGHTful OLD COTTage
they’ve been LIVing
in a deLIGHTful vicTORian COTTage
Order of Adjectives
(Connexion 1 – Lesson 5C)
StressStress
Word & Sentence StressWord & Sentence Stress
Intelligibility (the “surprise” technique – Intelligibility (the “surprise” technique – all levels)all levels)
Nouns & Verbs: IMport (n) / imPORT Nouns & Verbs: IMport (n) / imPORT (v) (Conn. 4)(v) (Conn. 4)
Full vs Weak formsFull vs Weak forms““She can swim faster than I can”She can swim faster than I can”
““She’s from Scotland. Where are you from?”She’s from Scotland. Where are you from?”
Word Stress
Functional / content words Functional / content words
I didn`t say he stole the moneyI didn`t say he stole the money
Sentence Stress
I I love love you (... and I want you to know this)you (... and I want you to know this)
I love I love youyou (I don’t love her) (I don’t love her)
II love you (He doesn’t!) love you (He doesn’t!)
Framework 4Framework 4
Student A Student B
It’s a pity you weren’t at the party. I WAS at the party.
Did you say you were at the barbecue?
I was at the PARty.
Did you say Enrico was at the party? I was at the party.
My old sister doesn’t live with my football coach
Intonation
IntonationExpressing attitudes: the gift game
I agree
I agree, but...
Please, tell me more!
I really couldn’t agree more!
I’m bored, not interested...
mmm
It’s 8 O’clockIt’s time to go home!
It’s time to go to work...Our holiday starts now!
We got married last year at this same time...
His surgery is starting now.My girlfriend has finally arrived from her
trip! I miss her so much!The funeral is starting
ElisionElision“Denda”
It rains a lot in Brazil...
ElisionExamples of elision
Complex consonant clusters:
- She acts like she owns the place
Schwa can disappear in unstressed syllables:
- I think you should call the police
-/v/ can disappear in of before consonants:
- It’s a complete waste of time!
Most common elision: /t/ and /d/ Most common elision: /t/ and /d/ within a consonant clusterwithin a consonant cluster
• Simple pastSimple past
I work today / I worked todayI work today / I worked today
• SuperlativesSuperlatives
The tallest building / The biggest carThe tallest building / The biggest car
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