Teaching English Pronunciation and Intonation
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Teaching English pronunciation and intonation is a challenging job. And learning it is even harder. Part of the problem is that we are born with our first language intonation already […]
Connected Speech: What Happens During Ordinary, Spontaneous Speech?
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“A word is not just the sum of its individual sounds; just as connected speech is not just the sum of its individual words.” (Underhill, 1994 p. 58) Why do […]
My DELTA Diary: Module 2 Intensive Course
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by Paul Finnerty I’ve been teaching English for about seven years on and off and have worked in Brazil, Colombia, Portugal and Italy in that time. To be honest, I […]
Copernicus: Language Comes Through Culture
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Copernicus: Language comes through culture “The mantra of ‘consistent reward’ has often been popular amongst educators, but neuroscience suggests we may need to turn that on its head.” So says […]
How Should You Speak When Teaching?
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How Should You Speak When Teaching? Accents are heavily affected by certain vowel sounds, and you can help your students’ communicative skills and reduce their errors by selecting a more […]
IELTS speaking – what is Cambridge looking for? Part 4 – Pronunciation
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IELTS speaking – what is Cambridge looking for? Part 4 – Pronunciation. Hello and welcome back to the final article in this series, looking this time at Pronunciation. If you […]
The IPA Vowel Chart and Teaching Pronunciation
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The IPA Vowel Chart and Teaching Pronunciation One spring afternoon in 2001, I was ten steps away from entering my Adult ESL class when a little idea popped into my […]