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4 Promising Programs to Practice Pronunciation in Private
Brent Warner
For many students, pronunciation is an elusive white whale. They can often get the basics down, but they rarely get enough time and feedback to fine tune their dipthongs or their consonant clusters. Pronunciation classes are wonderful, but often in short … Continue reading
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On the Tip of My Tongue: Articulatory Awareness to Teach Pronunciation
Rob Sheppard
Most of us can give students accurate and functional definitions of, say, verb, semicolon, and syllable, yet we may feel out of our depth when it comes to describing the workings of pronunciation. But pronunciation need not be so daunting … Continue reading
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Spelling deMYTHtified: 7 Insights for Language Teachers
Karen Taylor de Caballero
It’s been sent to you dozens of times by well-meaning friends and family. Perhaps you’ve forwarded it to folks in your own address book, or perhaps you’ve even developed a pronunciation lesson around it, as I did several years ago. … Continue reading
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Tagged as ESL spelling, evergreen, Karen Taylor de Caballero, pronunciation, speaking, spelling
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Pssslt! Here’s What You Should Know About the PSLLT Conference
Karen Taylor de Caballero
Each year, the annual TESOL Convention provides speaking-pronunciation-listening enthusiasts with dozens of opportunities to dig deeper and learn more about teaching oral/aural skills. Just browse through the Pre- and Postconvention Institutes for TESOL 2016, and you’ll see six sessions that … Continue reading
Pronunciation Teaching Charlatans: 5 Red Flags
Karen Taylor de Caballero
When was the last time you turned to the Internet to solve a problem or find an answer to a question? Minutes ago, right? Well, guess what: Our students are doing it too, and many of them are looking for … Continue reading
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Tagged as ESL listening, evergreen, Karen Taylor de Caballero, online learning, pronunciation, speech, teaching speaking
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Pronunciation Perspectives Part 2: A Video Conversation with Tracey Derwing
Karen Taylor de Caballero
In a recent post, I shared portions of my video interview with Dr. Tracey Derwing, coauthor of Pronunciation Fundamentals: Evidence-Based Perspectives for L2 Teaching and Research (Derwing & Munro, 2015). Here, I bring you more from that interview, focusing on … Continue reading
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Tagged as accent variation, accents, evergreen, Karen Taylor de Caballero, pronunciation
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Pronunciation Perspectives: A Video Conversation With Tracey Derwing
Karen Taylor de Caballero
Move over, Perfection—there’s a better, smarter game in town for pronunciation teaching. Starring twin hitters Intelligibility and Comprehensibility, and it’s all about evidence-based instruction and the listener-speaker dynamic. You see, I recently had the pleasure of talking with Dr. Tracey … Continue reading
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Tagged as evergreen, Karen Taylor de Caballero, listening, pronunciation, second language pronunciation
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Readers Theater: A Superfood for Oral Skills
Karen Taylor de Caballero
When it comes to preparing courses and lessons, we all know we need to provide learners with a healthy diet of nutritious classroom activities that promote practice, improvement, and achievement. In this sense, Readers Theater (RT) is a superfood, an activity chock … Continue reading
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