Pronounciation Textbook Discrepancies  

Oleh:

Gareis, Elizabeth

Jenis: Article from Bulletin/Magazine
Dalam koleksi: English Teaching Forum (http://exchanges.state.gov/englishteaching/forum/archives.html) vol. 43 no. 2 (Apr. 2005), page 18-23.
Topik: ENGLISH LANGUAGE - PRONOUNCIATION; prononunciation; textbook
Fulltext: 05-43-2-e.pdf (463.01KB)

Ketersediaan

Perpustakaan Pusat (Semanggi) Nomor Panggil: EE34 Non-tandon: 1 (dapat dipinjam: 0) Tandon: tidak ada

Lihat Detail Induk

Isi artikel

A wide variety of pronounciation textbooks on american english are on the market today, allowing teachers to select the most suitable materials for their ESOL students. This abundance of texts would be ideal, were it not for some inconsistencies in the presentation of pronounciation features. Thus, textbook often differ in the use of pronounciation symbols, the description of individual vowels and consonants, the number of sounds characterized as diphthongs, and the delineation of pitch and stress patterns. Given the fact that many ESOL students move through several texts in the course of their studies, these discrepancies are confusing and can create insecurity among students as well as teachers. This article provides discussion of the most common discrepancies, exemplified in the five popular prononunciation texts : accurate english, pronounciation pairs, phrase by phrase, sound advantage, speechcraft, and the manual of american english pronounciation. The texts were selected for their range from beginning to ...

Opini Anda

Klik untuk menuliskan opini Anda tentang koleksi ini!

Kembali