Teaching Pronunciation: A Reference for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages,9780521406949

Teaching Pronunciation: A Reference for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

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ISBN13: 9780521406949
ISBN10: 0521406943
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1996-10-13
Publisher(s): Cambridge University Press
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Summary

This thorough book, drawing on theory and practice, offers a comprehensive treatment of pronunciation pedagogy. Teaching Pronunciation offers current and prospective teachers of English a comprehensive treatment of pronunciation pedagogy, drawing on current theory and practice. An overview of teaching issues from the perspective of different methodologies and second language acquisition research is provided. It has a thorough grounding in the sound system of North American English, and contains insights into how this sound system intersects with listening, morphology, and spelling. It also contains diagnostic tools, assessment measures, and suggestions for syllabus design. Follow-up exercises guide teachers in developing a range of classroom activities within a communicative framework.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables
vii
Preface ix
Acknowledgments xi
Transcription Key xii
Part I Pronunciation Instruction in Perspective 1(34)
The History and Scope of Pronunciation Teaching
2(12)
Research on the Teaching and Acquisition of Pronunciation Skills
14(21)
Part II The Sound System of North American English: An Overview 35(186)
The Consonant System
37(56)
The Vowel System
93(38)
Stress, Rhythm, and Adjustments in Connected Speech
131(44)
Prominence and Intonation in Discourse
175(46)
Part III Intersections of the Sound System with Other Areas of Language 221(68)
The Sound System and Listening
222(25)
The Sound System and Grammar: Inflectional Morphology and Parts of Speech
247(22)
The Sound System and Orthography
269(20)
Part IV Issues in Implementation 289(118)
New Directions in the Teaching of Pronunciation
290(29)
Pronunciation in the Language Curriculum
319(22)
Testing and Evaluation
341(66)
Appendices
Appendix 1 Differences Between NAE (North American English) and British English
363(8)
Appendix 2 Comparison of Phonetic and Phonemic Alphabets
371(2)
Appendix 3 Positional Occurrence of NAE Consonants
373(2)
Appendix 4 English Syllable Structure
375(1)
Appendix 5 Distribution of Vowels Before Nasal Consonants
376(1)
Appendix 6 Commonly Reduced Function Words
377(3)
Appendix 7 Constraints on Contraction and Blending
380(2)
Appendix 8 Irregular Verbs in English
382(5)
Appendix 9 Tense-Lax Vowel Alternations in Stressed Syllables of Base Forms and Derived Words
387(2)
Appendix 10 Consonant Letter-Sound Correspondences and Variations (including digraphs)
389(6)
Appendix 11 Systematic Differences in British and American Spelling
395(1)
Appendix 12 Profile Questionnaire Used at UCLA
396(2)
Appendix 13 Diagnostic Passage and Accent Checklist
398(2)
Appendix 14 ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for Speaking
400(3)
Appendix 15 Speech Intelligibility/Communicability Index for Describing Speech and Evaluating Its Impact on Communication
403(1)
Appendix 16 Speaking Performance Scale for UCLA Oral Proficiency Test for Nonnative TAs
404(1)
Appendix 17 Self-Evaluation Form: Interview Role Plays
405(2)
Bibliography 407(13)
Answer Key for ``On the Cassette'' Exercises 420(7)
Author Index 427(2)
Subject Index 429

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