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Welcome to Pronunciation Class!

Welcome to Pronunciation Class! . Jan 10, 2011. Contact Information. Jennifer Foote Ph. (587) 989-8392 E-mail: jenn.foote@gmail.com Tracey Derwing Ph. (780) 492-1472 E-mail: Tracey.Derwing@ualberta.ca. Our Website.

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Welcome to Pronunciation Class!

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  1. Welcome to Pronunciation Class! Jan 10, 2011

  2. Contact Information • Jennifer Foote Ph. (587) 989-8392 E-mail: jenn.foote@gmail.com • Tracey Derwing Ph. (780) 492-1472 E-mail: Tracey.Derwing@ualberta.ca

  3. Our Website • We have made a website for this class. You can find all of your handouts, assignments, PowerPoint presentations, etc. on the website. • There are also some links you can use for extra practice. www.workplacepronunciationclass.wikispaces.com

  4. How will the classes be organized? • There will be two types of classes • Lessons • These will usually be with Jen. We will learn about and practice the pronunciation features that will help you the most. • Feedback • Some days Tracey will also come to AWW. On these days we will divide the class and listen to your audio recordings with you to give you individualized feedback.

  5. Using the recorders • You can keep your recorder for the length of the course. • Your recorder has 2 mini disks. Each class you will bring the recorder to me and I will change the disk. • Every time you record, start the recording with your name and the assignment number. • To charge your mini disk player, use the cord to plug into a computer

  6. How to get the most out of this course • Monitoring/noticing • The most important thing you can do to change your pronunciation is to notice when you say something differently to other people and correct it. • For the next three months, be your own monitor EVERYTIME you speak English. • Exposure • Monitoring and noticing work great when you dothemA LOT. • Try to spend more time speaking and listening to English • If you have an questions or want to learn about anything, just ask!

  7. Basic vocabulary • Segment • a segment is an individual sound. e.g., the /p/ sound in the word “put”. • Word Stress • If a sound is “stressed” in a word it means that it is stronger than the other sounds. • e.g., comPUter, • Sentence stress • In sentences, some words are spoken more strongly than others. This is called sentence stress. • Intonation • Intonation is like the music of English. Our pitch changes as we speak. These changes are referred to as our intonation.

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