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TEACHING PRONUNCIATION

TEACHING PRONUNCIATION. Pronouncing the sounds of English Native pronunciation is not the goal The goal: Speaking English well enough to understand the sounds and to be understood when speaking 3 Main Areas of Pronunciation Sounds Stress Rhythm and intonation. SOUNDS.

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TEACHING PRONUNCIATION

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  1. TEACHING PRONUNCIATION Pronouncing the sounds of English Native pronunciation is not the goal The goal: Speaking English well enough to understand the sounds and to be understood when speaking 3 Main Areas of Pronunciation Sounds Stress Rhythm and intonation

  2. SOUNDS • Alphabet has 26 letters and 44 sounds • International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) • Consonants • Initial, Medial, Final • Vowels and diphthongs • Past tense sounds • Minimal pairs • Pronunciation error related to language and cultural backgrounds

  3. STRESS • Emphasis on words and syllables • Stressed words in sentences • Contrastive stress • Polysyllabic words

  4. RHYTHM AND INTONATION • Rhythm English: A stress timed language • Sentence stress • Equal timing for each syllable • Content and Function words • Intonation • Pitch and high and low tones to express emotion and attitude • Linking sounds • Loss of sounds • Additional sounds • Change of sounds

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