fix efl students' pronunciation
TRANSCRIPT
USING FRENCH
TO FIX STUDENTS’
ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
By
HANADI MIRZA
- LEBANON -
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1. Lèst wik, za manajer travelled to London wiz jorj
2. zey askid za asistant to bouk a singal roum
3. ay wont to conplit may work
4. ôt è l, Polis, Louk, (un)tèrnèt, (un)formeyshon
5. Voushé, Soshiyal, Job, Pypol, in zè pèst, Pérson, Sheynj
ESL Language Textbooks
Skills Subskills
Listening Grammar
Speaking- Pronunciation
Reading
Writing- Spelling
Accuracy / Correctness
WRITING SPELLING
SPEAKING PRONUNCIATION
Problems: Meaning
Fossilized Mistakes
British English?
OR
American English?
________________ [tshèr]
________________ [tsh é yndj]
________________ [vawtsher]
_____________ [last yri]
What Do We Remember?
We remember …
10% of what we read; 20% of what we hear; 30% of what we see; 50% of what we see and hear 80% of what we say; 90% of what we say and do
From: Resources for Organizations and Creative Training TechnIques, 1997
LEARNING by DOINGLearning Styles
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Loanwords
1. Police, Fiancé, étiquette, Opera, Drama
2. Prince, Lieutenant, Duke
3. Music, Letter, Soldier, Army
Helpful Sounds
Won’t / want (1, 2, 3)
In – Out / On- Off / Facebook
Internet / Conference / Look ]
Language, job [dj] NO ( j ) [dj] j / g
Although [ol ذ ó ] [ ذ= zz]
Thank You [ èث nk] [ [sz =ث
This [zz I s] These [zz y z]
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Simplified PhoneticsSOUNDS of a Language
People [Pypel] persons
Jordan [djorden] Country
Schedule [skèdjouweul Time
table
French Letters English Sounds
[ e ] = (euh) sound Le
Person [p eu rs en
Fair [fèr]
London [landen]
Work in pairs [weurk in pèrz]
Question [kwèst shen]
Brochure [broshour]
Hotel [hotèll] HANADI MIRZA 11
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Spelling vs. [Pronunciation]
Psychology (ps--) [p saykolodjy]Pneumonia (pn--) [nemonia]
Climbing, comb, lamb, bomb (--mb) [klayming], [kom], [lèm], [bám]Calm, Palm (--l m) [kám] , [pám]Folk , Folktale (-- l k) [fok] , [fokteyl]Vegetable [vè dj tebel]Comfortable [kámftebel]Government (nm) [gaverment]Suggest, Suggestion [sag djèst], [sagdj èstshen]People, Apple [pypel], [ápe]Sensual , Sensuality [sènsh ou wel] , [sènsh ouwality] Nation, Nationality [neyshen], [nashenality] Social , Beautiful [soshel] , [byour efel]Original but Originally [oridjinel] but [oridjenly]Actually [aktshely] Say but Says [sey] but [sèz]
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Determine / Mine, Examine [ditermen] but [mayn] [égzámin]
Seduce but Seduction [sidýous] but [sidakshen]
Appreciate [áprishiyeyt]
Result, Adult → [rizált] , [edált]
World, Work, Word, War [w eu rld], [weurk], [weurd], [wor]
July, Major [djoulay] , [meydjer]
Children, Church [tshildren], [tsheurtsh]
Pleasure , Pleasurable, Leisure [plèjer] , [plèjrebel] / [lyjer]
Write/Written, Hide/Hidden [rayt] / [riten] , [hayd] /[hiden]
Teacher [tytsher] , Doctor, Dollars [dákter] , [dále rz]
Cat, Cup, Color: (c) [k] [Kèt, [Kap], [káler]
Circus, Ceremony: (c) [s] [seurkes] , [sérémony]
Gallery, Go, Gun: (g) [g] [galery] , [go] , [gan]
Giraffe, Generous: (g) [dj] [djiraf] , [djèneres]
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(continued) The + consonant [zze] never [ze]
Although (th) [zz] [o l zz o]
Thank You (th) [sz] [sz ènk] Never [sènk] You
The +a pple/ e lephant/ i sland/ o range/ u mbrella→ [zz y ] never [zz e] nor [zy]
The + eu ropean, u nited the+[you] (as 1st sound) [zz e] NOT [zz y]
Use the [yous] but I/you [youz]
Process but processes → [próses] but [prosesiz]
Woman but women → [woumen] but [wymn]
Police , Police station [polys]
Symptom→ (--m p) [simtem]
Wanted / Added / Promised / Grinned
[want id] , [ád id] , [prom ist] , [grind]
Battles, Flags / Groups, Mats Kisses, Churches,—>
[bátelz] , [flágz] / [groups] , [máts] / [ kiss iz ] , [tsheurtsh iz]
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VOICED & VOICELESS
SOUNDS
Past Tense of Regular Verbs(-ed) [-id] , [-t] , or [-d] ? [-t] & [-d] + [-id] / Vd + [-d] / vl + [-t] Created , Needed / Proved / Fixed
Voiced sounds a-b-d-g-i-j-l-m-n-o-r-u-v-w-y-zVoiceless sounds c[k,s] -ch-f-h-k-p-q-s-sh-t-x
Plural Form of Nouns(-s) [-z] or [-s] or [-iz] ?
vd + [-z] / vl + [-s] / -ch, -sh, -ss, -x + -ez]
Boys, girls / cats, lin ks / classes, foxes
How Do We Say It?
Electronic Reader
Mobile reader
Google Translate
BBC & CNN
Intonation Makes Meaning
1. John loves Richard more than Mary.
2. Old men and women will be served first.
3. The lamb is too hot to eat.
4. Kissing girls is what John likes best.
5. Women without men are nothing.
Order of Language Skills
READ ALOUD
Listening Activities
Writing/Speaking Activities
Speaking Activities
- Monolog = lecture radio news,…
- Dialog = interpersonal or transactional
Fluency versus Accuracy
Fluency: NOT speed ability to express one’s ideas logically
Accuracy: NO Grammar OR
Pronunciation mistakes
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