by Adrian Underhill | Nov 2, 2018 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Trinity Diploma Pron Questions
A question raised on the online Trinity Diploma at Oxford TEFL. What tips or techniques can I start to use to hopefully see some quick results and boost my confidence in teaching pronunciation? Well, luckily – and perhaps unusually – the answer is quite...
by Adrian Underhill | Aug 21, 2018 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 3. How to use the Sound Foundations Chart, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Trinity Diploma Pron Questions
Further questions raised by teachers on the online Trinity Diploma at Oxford TEFL. The themes here are 1) at what age to start using the pron chart, and 2) what to do about pron meta language and explaining pron. Ana Castro writes: In my teaching experience I’ve...
by Adrian Underhill | Jul 1, 2018 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, Trinity Diploma Pron Questions
This is true, but can be turned to advantage Pronunciation can be in the background of every activity, and foregrounded as it emerges in the course of any activity. To do this you need an immediate and ready to hand approach to dealing with whatever pronunciation...
by Adrian Underhill | Jun 20, 2018 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 3. How to use the Sound Foundations Chart, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Trinity Diploma Pron Questions
This post continues with questions raised by teachers on the online Trinity Diploma at Oxford TEFL. The themes here are 1) whether to deal with consonants or vowels first; and 2) the use of phonemic symbols. Consonants or vowels first? Q1: While learning the sounds...
by Adrian Underhill | May 2, 2018 | 3. How to use the Sound Foundations Chart, 4. Connected Speech & Comfortable Intelligibility, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Trinity Diploma Pron Questions
Holistic V linear sequence for pronunciation teaching. Integrating pronunciation. Further questions from teachers on the online Trinity Diploma at Oxford TEFL Sequence in a pronunciation course Q1: I’ve been reading Kelly’s book How to Teach Pronunciation...
by Adrian Underhill | Apr 25, 2018 | 4. Connected Speech & Comfortable Intelligibility, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Trinity Diploma Pron Questions
The next few posts feature practical questions raised by teachers following the current online Trinity Diploma at Oxford TEFL. On the topic of teaching pronunciation at different learner levels David Newstead posed three questions, relevant I think to teachers...
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