Unit 5 Teaching Pronunciation

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1、ACourseinEnglishLanguageTeachingUnit5TeachingPronunciation5.1Theroleofpronunciation5.2Thegoalofteachingpronunciation5.3Aspectsofpronunciation5.4PracticingsoundsFocusingonasoundPerceptionpracticeProductionpractice5.5PracticingstressandintonationPracticingstressUnit5Teachi

2、ngPronunciation5.1TheroleofpronunciationIntheteachingofEnglishasaforeignlanguage,discussionsonpronunciationarenotsomucharoundhowtoteachpronunciationasaroundthevalueofteachingpronunciation.Whatdoyouthink?Task1:WejusthavehadsomestatementsabouttheroleofpronunciationinEnglis

3、hteaching.Now,discussingroupsoffourorfiveaboutit,andtrytogiveyourreasons.Agree/Disagree1.Studentsneedtobeabletoreadandwritephonetictranscriptsofwords,inordertolearnEnglish.2.Studentsneedtobeabletowritephonetictranscriptsforwords3.Studentsneedtoknowphoneticsinordertolearn

4、English4.Poorpronunciationmaycauseproblemsforthelearningofotherskills.Task1DisagreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeTask15Adultlearnersneedtofocusonpronunciation,butyounglearnersdon’t.6Bothconsistencyandaccuracyinpronunciationareveryimportant.7Stressandintonationarenotimportantforbe

5、ginninglearners8StudentsshouldlearnReceivedPronunciation9Stressinpronunciationissometimesasimportantasgrammar10BadintonationcanleadtoseriousmisunderstandingAgreeAgreeDisagreeDisagreeAgreeAgreeNoteConsideringourEnglishlearningcontext,generallyspeaking,beginningChineselear

6、nersofEnglishneedacertaindegreeoffocusonpronunciation.However,greatcareshouldbetakenoverthedistinctionbetweenpronunciationandphonetics.Theteachingofpronunciationshouldfocusonthestudents’abilitytoidentifyandproduceEnglishsoundsthemselves.Studentsshouldnotbeledtofocusonrea

7、dingandwritingphonetictranscriptsofwords,especiallyyoungstudents,becausephonetictranscriptsaremoreabstractandlessmeaningful.PhoneticrulesregardingwhatsoundsaletterorclusteroflettersshouldbepronouncedarehelpfulforstudentstodeveloptheabilitytocopewithEnglishpronunciationan

8、dtheyshouldbeintroducedatasuitablestage.However,theyshouldbeavoidedatthebeginningstage,especiallyforyou