by Adrian Underhill | Oct 30, 2020 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 8. Teacher Training Courses & Conferences, Teaching as Inquiry, Trinity Diploma Pron Questions
(Posted today on the OXFORD TEFL blog) See what’s going on, try something different, learn from it. That’s my teacher development mantra. You can use it anywhere and it applies to everything. Let’s start with the first bit: See what’s going on…. To follow...
by Adrian Underhill | Jun 7, 2020 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 8. Teacher Training Courses & Conferences
Title: We’re All In This Together – Adrian Underhill Time: June 6, 2020 16:00 Buenos Aires, Georgetown Duration: 60 minutes Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82307699435?pwd=Q3BLdjY3ZS9vR2xVdTJzakdPUkg0dz09 Meeting ID: 823 0769 9435 Password:...
by Adrian Underhill | Jan 8, 2020 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Trinity Diploma Pron Questions
Today’s pronunciation methodology fails in several respects: It is over reliant on repetition, it treats pronunciation as a cognitive (rather than physical) activity, and it is linear rather than holistic. This is why pronunciation is not and cannot be integrated into...
by Adrian Underhill | Dec 8, 2018 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 3. How to use the Sound Foundations Chart, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Trinity Diploma Pron Questions
Another question from teachers on the Diploma programme at Oxford TEFL (click for info) The short answer? Don’t teach the symbols, but help learners discover the sounds. And when they are able to say a sound close to the target sound, you can point at the sound on the...
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...
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