Speaking and pronunciation in the

digital age

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Great dictionaries for pron

• Pronounce this word ROUTE

• How does a brit say it?

• How does an Australian say it?

• How does an American say it?

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Find Someone Who ...

1. loved speaking in class as a student. 

2. knows what gets students talking. 

3. Has used audio recording equipment as a learner/teacher, and sees the benefits.  

Was that a speaking exercise?

What is speaking?

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What is speaking?

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Speaking is.....

• Communicating (Dictionary.com)  • talking to somebody about something; having a

conversation with somebody (OALD)    • using  a particular language to express yourself (OALD)

What we teach learners when we "teach speaking". 

• Vocabulary   • Grammar 

 • Pronunciation - sounds, word and sentence stress,

intonation patterns.   • Functional expressions. 

  

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What makes speaking challenging for our learners?

What makes speaking challenging?

• Listen to the question.  • Translate the question and understand it. 

 • Think of an answer. 

 • Translate the answer. 

 • Give the answer. 

Pronunciation Features

•Individual sounds•Word stress •Sentence stress •Weak forms •Intonation•Connected Speech

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