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Pronunciation Matters
Robin Walker
1) Why does it matter?
1) The impact on speaking
a) poor intelligibility
b) avoidance of vocabulary
c) avoidance of structures
infrastructure
If I’d known, I’d’ve learned Chinese
Grzegorz
2) The impact on listening
a) recognition
Who HASN’T finished?
1) Why does it matter?
Asia
i. sounds
ii. words
iii. sentences
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2) The impact on listening
b) overload
1) Why does it matter?
3) The impact on writing
a) invented spelling
b) misspelling
b) Hake with crap sauce
a) Łódź
1) Why does it matter?
Catherine Walter: This suggests strongly that teaching phonology will help L2 learners to read better.
4) The impact on reading
1) Why does it matter?
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4) The impact on reading
1) Why does it matter?
Sounds and spelling practice
2) Models, goals & priorities
Feature Accent Intelligibility
Vowels
Consonants
Clusters
Word stress
Connected speech
IntonationVIP = very importantIP = important
NIP = not important
2) Models, goals & priorities
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Feature Accent Intelligibility
Vowels VIP
Consonants VIP
Clusters VIP
Word stress VIP
Connected speech VIP
Intonation VIP
2) Models, goals & priorities
Feature Accent Intelligibility
Vowels VIP
Consonants VIP VIP
Clusters VIP VIP
Word stress VIP
Connected speech VIP
Intonation VIP VIP
2) Models, goals & priorities
Feature Accent Intelligibility
Vowels VIP IP*
Consonants VIP VIP
Clusters VIP VIP
Word stress VIP IP*
Connected speech VIP
Intonation VIP VIP
2) Models, goals & priorities
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Feature Accent Intelligibility
Vowels VIP IP*
Consonants VIP VIP
Clusters VIP VIP
Word stress VIP IP*
Connected speech VIP NIP *
Intonation VIP VIP
2) Models, goals & priorities
… accent and intelligibility are NOT the same
thing. A speaker can have a very strong accent,
yet be perfectly understood.
Derwing & Munro 2008
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good accent
Intelligibility
2) Models, goals & priorities
2) Models, goals & priorities
Internationally intelligible accents
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2) Models, goals & priorities
2) Models, goals & priorities
3) Where and when?
little & often
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3) Where and when?
vocabulary
grammar
pronunciation
3) Where and when?
Integratedpronunciation
grammar
pronunciation
speaking
4) Techniques & activities
a) Soundsin contrast
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a) Sounds in contrast
4) Techniques & activities
a) Sounds in contrast – minimal pairs
imPORtant IMpotent
4) Techniques & activities
a) Sounds in contrast:
classifying sounds
4) Techniques & activities
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p b m f v θ ð w
t d tʃ dʒ s z ʃ ʒ r
k g j h r
4) Techniques & activities
b) Demonstrating sounds – consonants
Easy
OK
Hard
4) Techniques & activities
b) Demonstrating sounds – consonants
Demonstrating /v/
4) Techniques & activities
b) Demonstrating sounds – consonants
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4) Techniques & activities
c) Associating sounds
4) Techniques & activities
c) Associating sounds
4) Techniques & activities
c) Associating sounds – colours
green
red
purple
grey
brown
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4) Techniques & activities
c) Associating sounds – schwa
d) Explaining sounds
4) Techniques & activities
4) Techniques & activities
d) Explaining sounds
Press your tonsils against the underside of your larynx.
Then with the convex part of the septum curved upwards so as almost but not quite to reach the uvula, try with the tip of your tongue to reach your thyroid.
Take a deep breath and compress your glottis. Now, without opening your lips, say
Garoo!
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a) Pronunciation MAtters
1) Why? Grzegorz
Summary
2) Models, goals & priorities
b) PronunCIAtion matters
Summary
3) When & Where?
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I
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b) PronunCIAtion matters
Summary
O often
I integrated
L little
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4) Techniques & activities?
Garoo!
b) PronunCIAtion matters
Summary
5) Handbooks
Robin [email protected]
