Getting Optimal Pronunciation from English Learner Dictionaries

and Beyond

Bill Acton, Michelle Goertzen, Alaina Brodie Trinity Western University

Michael Burri - British Columbia Institute of Technology

Brian Teaman - Osaka Jogakuin University

2012 TESOL ConferencePhiladelphia

March 31, 2012

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Introduction• Why “dictionary?”

Pronunciation (vowels, stress, consonants),Part of speech, Meaning(s) and Usage

• Dramatic talking (out loud) to yourself—and really meaning it

• The haptic (movement + touch) connection• Beyond: Basic classroom techniques:

Essential Haptic-integrated English Pronunciation (EHIEP)

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Warm Up

• [i, u, e, o] [i,u, e, o] [ai, au]• Chorus: [u,a,o] 2x• [hi, hu, he, ho] [wi, wu, we, wo] [ai, au]• Chorus: [u,a,o] 4x• [I, U, ɛ, >, ae, ə, a, a] • [yi, yu, ye, yo] [ya, ya]• Chorus: [u,a,o] 4x

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A little “Ling Go”

• Vowel system of English

• Stress (primary and secondary)

• Rhythm and rhythm groups

• Intonation

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Syllables, Stress and Punch• Anchor number of syllables using Finger Tapplets: Hoa-gie

• Anchor stressed syllable out loud using Crab:

/ˈhoʷ-gi/

• Anchor the word out loud using jump-UP-down: Hoagie!

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Part of speech

• Anchor the part of speech out loud usingjump-UP-down:

It’s a noun!

• Anchor the word out loud using jump-UP-down:

Hoagie!

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Meaning!• Anchor the meaning out loud using one or moremonotonic Slides:

Hoagie – a gorgeous gastronomic sandwichsation / of sensuous succulents, /saucy sauces/ and sumptuous sundries./

• Anchor the word out loud using jump-UP-down: Hoagie!

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Usage• Anchor the usage using Crab if it is a statement,

or upupup if it is a yes/no question. (Also, possibleSlide if too long.)

Hoagie – “Let’s go get a hoagie for lunch.” (Crab)

“… a hoagie for lunch?” (upupup)

• Anchor the word out loud using jump-UP-down:

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Philly Hoagie

• Anchor the word out loud using Philadelphia dialect and Rocky-lite:

/ˈhɜʊ-gi/

• Do these two condiments with Rocky-lite:

dill picklemozarella

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Philly Dialect Rocky-lite

/ˈfɑr-mən/

/ˈlɑiˌbər-i/

/ˌɪn-əˈpɛn-ənt/

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Fireman• fire-man /ˈfɑɪər-mən/ noun

• the one to summon / in the event of expressive combustion / or finicky fricatives / up carmel frappuccinoes

• “Did you hear / what that Philly fireman did?”

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Library

• Li-bra-ry /ˈlɑiˌbre-ri/ verb

• to hang out with books and buddies / to study, / sink or somnabulate

• “All she did / before the test / was library’d?”

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Independent

• In-de-pen-dent /ˌɪn-dəˈpɛn-dənt/ adjective

• a person, place or thing / that don’t need nobody / or at least thinks not

• “For a 2-year old / computer programmer,/ she is very independent.”

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