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Book New Ways in Teaching Connected Speech

Download or read book New Ways in Teaching Connected Speech written by James Dean Brown and published by New Ways. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Connected speech is based on a set of rules used to modify pronunciations so that words connect and flow more smoothly in natural speech (hafta versus have to). Native speakers of English tend to feel that connected speech is friendlier, more natural, more sympathetic, and more personal. Is there any reason why learners of English would prefer to be viewed as unfriendly, unnatural, unsympathetic, and impersonal? The great news is that such rules can (and should) be explained and taught. This book makes available fun and interesting lessons, presented in a systematic way that is directly useful in the ESL/EFL classroom.

Book Perspectives on Teaching Connected Speech to Second Language Speakers

Download or read book Perspectives on Teaching Connected Speech to Second Language Speakers written by James Dean Brown and published by Natl Foreign Lg Resource Ctr. This book was released on 2006 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource contains 14 articles on connected speech of interest to teachers, researchers, and materials developers in both ESL/EFL and Japanese.

Book The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Listening

Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Listening written by Elvis Wagner and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2024-07-29 with total page 427 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Second Language Acquisition and Listening offers a state-of-the-art, systematic discussion of the role of listening in second language acquisition (SLA) and use. This handbook positions listening not just as a receptive comprehension skill, but also as an integral part of interaction, a vital component in the process of language acquisition, and a skill which needs attention in its own right. World-leading international scholars synthesize and contextualize the salient theoretical approaches, methodological issues, empirical findings, practical applications, and emerging themes in L2 listening development and processing. They illustrate the role that L2 listening ability plays in understanding SLA and interactional competence, and set the future research agenda to move the field forward. This volume is an indispensable resource to students, scholars, and practitioners from the fields of SLA, cognitive psychology, language teaching, and assessment, as well as those interested in pronunciation, speaking, and oral communication.

Book Shaping Learners    Pronunciation

Download or read book Shaping Learners Pronunciation written by James Dean Brown and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2022-09-30 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A straightforward entry to understanding crucial components of phonological literacy, this essential text explains the theoretical and practical rationale for teaching connected speech (CS) and offers useful pedagogical applications. Brown and Crowther describe the basic phonemes (including consonants, vowels, and diphthongs) of spoken North American English and examine word stress, utterance stress, and timing, as they are related to CS. With accessible, non-technical language, the authors show how phoneme variations, simple transitions, dropping sounds, inserting sounds, and changing sounds operate, and how CS is integral to English language teaching, especially for developing non-native users’ oral English communicative ability. Each chapter features explicit discussions of pedagogical ideas targeting L2 learners, further resources, and CS-oriented exercises that are accessible and easy to implement for L2 teachers. These exercises are accompanied when relevant with recorded audio examples of CS production at www.routledge.com/9780367697570.

Book The Handbook of English Pronunciation

Download or read book The Handbook of English Pronunciation written by Marnie Reed and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2019-02-12 with total page 548 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Handbook of English Pronunciation presents a comprehensive exploration of English pronunciation with essential topics for applied linguistics researchers and teachers, including language acquisition, varieties of English, historical perspectives, accent’s changing role, and connections to discourse, technology, and pedagogy. Provides thorough descriptions of all elements of English pronunciation Features contributions from a global list of authors, reflecting the finest scholarship available Explores a careful balance of issues and topics important to both researchers and teachers Provides a historical understanding of the importance of pronunciation and examines some of the major ways English is pronounced today throughout the world Considers practical concerns about how research and practice interact in teaching pronunciation in the classroom

Book Pronunciation Games

    Book Details:
  • Author : Mark Hancock
  • Publisher : Cambridge University Press
  • Release : 1995-12-07
  • ISBN : 9780521467353
  • Pages : 116 pages

Download or read book Pronunciation Games written by Mark Hancock and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 1995-12-07 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pronunciation Games is a photocopiable resource book for use with students of elementary to proficiency level.

Book Intelligibility  Oral Communication  and the Teaching of Pronunciation

Download or read book Intelligibility Oral Communication and the Teaching of Pronunciation written by John M. Levis and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An intelligibility-based approach to teaching that presents pronunciation as critical, yet neglected, in communicative language teaching.

Book The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary English Pronunciation

Download or read book The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary English Pronunciation written by Okim Kang and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-11-08 with total page 821 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary English Pronunciation provides a comprehensive survey of this field covering both theoretical and practical perspectives on pronunciation. In 35 chapters contributed by leading scholars from around the world, this Handbook examines: linguistic and historical background of sound systems and theoretical issues linked to sound changes; pronunciation acquisition and factors related to speech production; pronunciation research and applications to second language pronunciation; the link between pronunciation and other language skills including perception and other socio-cultural factors; pronunciation and its relation to World Englishes. The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary English Pronunciation will be essential reading for anyone with an interest in pronunciation.

Book Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain

Download or read book Culturally Responsive Teaching and The Brain written by Zaretta Hammond and published by Corwin Press. This book was released on 2014-11-13 with total page 311 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A bold, brain-based teaching approach to culturally responsive instruction To close the achievement gap, diverse classrooms need a proven framework for optimizing student engagement. Culturally responsive instruction has shown promise, but many teachers have struggled with its implementation—until now. In this book, Zaretta Hammond draws on cutting-edge neuroscience research to offer an innovative approach for designing and implementing brain-compatible culturally responsive instruction. The book includes: Information on how one’s culture programs the brain to process data and affects learning relationships Ten “key moves” to build students’ learner operating systems and prepare them to become independent learners Prompts for action and valuable self-reflection

Book Pronunciation

    Book Details:
  • Author : Christiane Dalton
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Release : 1994
  • ISBN : 9780194371971
  • Pages : 210 pages

Download or read book Pronunciation written by Christiane Dalton and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basic principles and terminology of this important, but sometimes neglected, area are explained in this book. Pronunciation helps teachers to understand and evaluate the materials available to them, and so approach the teaching of pronunciation with more confidence. The book includes over 120 classroom projects which readers can use to develop their pronunciation teaching.

Book How To Teach Pronunciation  With Cd

Download or read book How To Teach Pronunciation With Cd written by Gerald Kelly and published by Pearson Education India. This book was released on 2006-09 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Cambridge Handbook of Phonetics

Download or read book The Cambridge Handbook of Phonetics written by Rachael-Anne Knight and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2021-12-02 with total page 902 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Phonetics - the study and classification of speech sounds - is a major sub-discipline of linguistics. Bringing together a team of internationally renowned phoneticians, this handbook provides comprehensive coverage of the most recent, cutting-edge work in the field, and focuses on the most widely-debated contemporary issues. Chapters are divided into five thematic areas: segmental production, prosodic production, measuring speech, audition and perception, and applications of phonetics. Each chapter presents an historical overview of the area, along with critical issues, current research and advice on the best practice for teaching phonetics to undergraduates. It brings together global perspectives, and includes examples from a wide range of languages, allowing readers to extend their knowledge beyond English. By providing both state-of-the-art research information, and an appreciation of how it can be shared with students, this handbook is essential both for academic phoneticians, and anyone with an interest in this exciting, rapidly developing field.

Book Assessing L2 Listening

Download or read book Assessing L2 Listening written by Gary J. Ockey and published by John Benjamins Publishing Company. This book was released on 2018-08-08 with total page 298 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is relevant for language testers, listening researchers, and oral proficiency teachers, in that it explores four broad themes related to the assessment of L2 listening ability: the use of authentic, real-world spoken texts; the effects of different speech varieties of listening inputs; the use of audio-visual texts; and assessing listening as part of an interactive speaking/listening construct. Each theme is introduced with a review of the relevant literature, and then is examined through either two or three empirical studies. The notion of authenticity underlies each of these four themes. By creating more authentic test tasks that are similar to real world language tasks, test developers can create listening assessments that not only more effectively assess test takers’ communicative competence, but can also have a positive washback effect on educational systems.

Book International Journal of Language Studies  IJLS      volume 9 4

Download or read book International Journal of Language Studies IJLS volume 9 4 written by Mohammad Ali Salmani Nodoushan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-09-20 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The effect of storytelling format (dialogic vs. narrative) on linguistic recall and comprehension (1-28) by Alfonso Abad MANCHENO; practicing what they preach? A comparison of teacher candidate beliefs and practices (29-54) by Scott KISSAU, Marion RODGERS & Helga HAUDECK; Teaching the Dutch how to pronounce English (55-80) by Frans HERMANS & Peter SLOEP; Superstition in the works of Nizami Ganjavi: A phenomeno-semiotic analysis (81-90) by Fereshteh AHANGARI; An optimality-based account of diachronic lenition in Persian (91-108) by Mozhgan HOOSHMAND; On demystifying L2 learner goal differences in task-based production (109-132) by Mohamed Ridha BEN MAAD; Language testing: The state of the art (An online interview with James Dean Brown) (133-143) by James Dean BROWN & Mohammad Ali SALMANI NODOUSHAN.

Book Teaching Adult English Language Learners

Download or read book Teaching Adult English Language Learners written by Betsy Parrish and published by . This book was released on 2019 with total page 510 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book International Journal of Language Studies  IJLS      volume 10 1

Download or read book International Journal of Language Studies IJLS volume 10 1 written by Mohammad Ali Salmani Nodoushan and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2015-11-26 with total page 168 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Professional reflection: Forty years in applied linguistics, by James Dean BROWN; Factors affecting multiple-choice cloze test score variance: A perspective from generalizability theory, by Takaaki KUMAZAWA; Modern Standard Arabic in Algeria: Problems and challenges, by Fatima Nor El-Houda DAHOU; Two approaches to the teaching of grammar and their implications, by Tamilla MAMMADOVA; Using learner corpora in language teaching, by Tsoghik GRIGORYAN; Linguicism and nationalism: A post-colonial gaze on the promotion of Afrikaans as a national language in apartheid South Africa, by Nene Ernest KHALEMA; Improving English conversation skills through online conversation lessons and classroom interactions with English speakers, by Hayas SANIBOO & Kemtong SINWONGSUWAT; La bindi nga que tu know-la nyass jusqu'a le feu sort seulement: Examining strategies of intensification in Camfranglais, by Lozzi Martial MEUTEM KAMTCHUENG; Book Review, by Patharaorn PATHARAKORN & Kendi HO.

Book Second Language Pronunciation Assessment

Download or read book Second Language Pronunciation Assessment written by Talia Isaacs and published by Multilingual Matters. This book was released on 2016-12-22 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is open access under a CC BY licence. It spans the areas of assessment, second language acquisition (SLA) and pronunciation and examines topical issues and challenges that relate to formal and informal assessments of second language (L2) speech in classroom, research and real-world contexts. It showcases insights from assessing other skills (e.g. listening and writing) and highlights perspectives from research in speech sciences, SLA, psycholinguistics and sociolinguistics, including lingua franca communication, with concrete implications for pronunciation assessment. This collection will help to establish commonalities across research areas and facilitate greater consensus about key issues, terminology and best practice in L2 pronunciation research and assessment. Due to its interdisciplinary nature, this book will appeal to a mixed audience of researchers, graduate students, teacher-educators and exam board staff with varying levels of expertise in pronunciation and assessment and wide-ranging interests in applied linguistics.