Grammar without pron . . . is like food without taste (Part 2)

by | May 12, 2018 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, 7. Resources: Pron Charts, Videos, Apps, Books, Published Articles

Ten Classroom Activities based on my Ten Liberating Assumptions about Pronunciation (that appeared in the Jan 2018 issue of Modern English Teacher) Part 2 is in the Apr 2018 issue of MET In Part 1 of this article (MET 27.1 in Jan 2018) I outlined ten different ways of...

Sounds … were somewhere in the air, floating, not reachable

by | Mar 31, 2018 | 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, 7. Resources: Pron Charts, Videos, Apps, Books, 8. Teacher Training Courses & Conferences

Elisabetta Alborghetti is a private teacher working in Milan. She described to me the challenge facing learners of pronunciation in this poetic way….“…. sounds I did not know were somewhere in the air, floating, not reachable. I only used the ear … which was not...

Why are there no example words or pictures on the pron chart?

by | Mar 31, 2017 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, 7. Resources: Pron Charts, Videos, Apps, Books

 Why are there no example words or pictures on the chart? Question: Do you think associating the symbols to words or pictures can be useful or is it better to focus on the sound itself and how it is made before giving it a name? Reply: Yes, finding example words to...