'Teaching Pronunciation Differently' Course

Introduction

Stress on syllables.

notes for intro

using muscles to create stress when talking:

abdominal muscles

notes accompanying muscle clip

Clip on noticing how the abdominal muscles are used when pronouncing:

using your abdominal muscles

notes accompanying abdominal muscle clip

Information about stress:

stress summary

Learning about schwa families:

schwa family - how we pronounce

Learning about reduced sounds, how to make them and how to teach them:

Reduced Vowels video

Info sheets on reduced vowels with word lists;


The Nature of Reduced Vowels  &  Making and Teaching Reduced Vowels

Summary sheet of what students need to know:

http://teachingpronunciationdifferently.pbworks.com/w/file/fetch/92098557/Reduction%20-%20summary.pdf

Video summary of Stress & Reduction

'P' exercises - good for using with students plus words to practice with:

Part 1

plus position of tongue and producing 'T' sound plus practice words:

Part 2

The notes are here:  Notes for Part 1   and    Notes for Part 2

Using timetables to work on pronunciation:

timetables for pronunciation

Extra reading about Understanding and teaching the English articulatory setting:

Extra Reading

Postperation - more important than preparation (or perspiration)

lesson

Pronunciation charts:

http://teachingpronunciationdifferently.pbworks.com/w/page/89676428/Phonemic%20charts

How to teach counting syllables:

http://teachingpronunciationdifferently.pbworks.com/w/page/89676428/Phonemic%20charts

How to teach classifying the syllables in sentences:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHpRQxrbvCE&feature=youtu.be

Pronunciation Activities

minimal pairs

Interesting video:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1kAPHyHd7Lo

Great resource for children:  https://www.dropbox.com/s/6b80667maym082m/Primary%20Pronunciation%20Box.pdf?dl=0

Page of resources including texts:  http://teachingpronunciationdifferently.pbworks.com/w/page/90059339/Pronunciation%20Resources%20and%20Approaches