developing pron (1) learner development unit
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Learner Development UnitDeveloping PronunciationDeveloping Pronunciation
Course Outline
o Week 1: Introduction & Vowelso Week 1: Introduction & Vowels
o Week 2: Consonants
o Week 3: Word Stress
W k 4 S t St &o Week 4: Sentence Stress &
Intonation
o Week 5: Speed & Mixed Practice
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Learner Development UnitDeveloping PronunciationDeveloping Pronunciation
The Politics of English as an International Languageg g
• Where is English spoken?• Where is English spoken?
• Why is English spoken there?
• How does English differ in these places?varietiesvarieties
dialects
accents
Learner Development UnitD l i P i ti
1) English = Native LanguageDeveloping Pronunciation
native accentminimal interest in learning other languages
Kachru’s Circles of English other languages
USA, UK, Australia
2) English = Second
English
2) English = Second Language (ESL)
colonial legacycolonial legacyofficial language India SingaporeIndia, Singapore
3) English = Foreign Language (EFL)Language (EFL)
China, Russia
Learner Development UnitDeveloping PronunciationDeveloping Pronunciation
The Politics of English as an International Language g g
• What is the relationship between language• What is the relationship between language and identity?
Learner Development UnitDeveloping PronunciationDeveloping Pronunciation
The Politics of English as an International Language g g
• Speech norms in communities• Speech norms in communities
• Convergence vs. Divergence
Learner Development UnitDeveloping PronunciationDeveloping Pronunciation
Different Types of Languages
• Stress‐timed vs. Syllable‐timed languagesStress timed vs. Syllable timed languagesGirls love shoes.
Th i l l h hThe girls love the shoes.
The girls will love the shoes.
The girls will be loving the shoes.
• Tonal languages• Tonal languages
Learner Development UnitDeveloping PronunciationDeveloping Pronunciation
• Targets & ExpectationsTargets & Expectations
What is desirable socio‐culturally?y
‐Where/how/in what context will you use English?
What is achievable physically?
‐What is your native language? How does it differ from
English?English?
Are you aiming for ‘mutual intelligibility’ ?
Self‐Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses
The Phonemic Chart
monopthongs dipthongs
i:bee
ɪ
bitʊ
booku:
bootɪəear
eɪsay
emen
əaway
ɜ:her
ɔ:jaw
ʊəcure
ɔɪ
toyəʊtoe
æbat
ʌ
cutɑ:
carɒ
oneəair
aɪtie
aʊhow
ppat
bbet
ttap
ddig
ʧ
chatʤ
jetk
capg
gap
ffit
vvery
θthin
ðthis
ssit
zzoo
ʃ
shipʒ
vision
mmap
nnet
ŋring
hhut
llap
rrat
wwent
jyou
Learner Development UnitDeveloping PronunciationDeveloping Pronunciation
• Activities for Practice
Mi i l P i P tiMinimal Pairs Practice
Minimal Pairs CreationMinimal Pairs Creation
Spellings
Public Speaking Practice
Talk about your targets/expectations for the course,
explaining any key points about your self analysis (1 min)explaining any key points about your self‐analysis. (1 min)