... encouraged to raise questions if there was something they did not understand inthe questionnaire They were then interviewed by the writer The answers were recorded by handwriting at the place of interview ... They found that thetechniques are uninteresting and useless This finding coincides with that in question 2: 51.02% ofstudents think that the boring pronunciation teaching techniques are their problems ... teachers and that from thestudents for this study Finally, it might be interesting to find out the effectiveness of all the suggestions to all ofthe problems In spite ofthe limitation, the researcher...
... they actually think, subconsciously, that they are simply imitating the English they hear – even if they know consciously that they are making mistakes The differences between the model and their ... that they occur in, and that you explicitly point out the long and short vowels within the words This helps them to draw the connection between the sound in isolation and the sound in context To ... 1.1.4) in understanding the principles ofthe communicative approach, and using them in with their own learners 3.2.2 Integrating pronunciation into other activities A major focus ofthe sessions...
... that there are no major problems He or she then tells thestudents that they are going to hear one ofthe words and must write the number which corresponds tothe word they hear What thestudents ... receiving student and they carry out what they hear They sit down and read their instruction tothe next student This continues until all the instructions have been carried out and there is something ... containing such sounds The papers are given so that a student will hear an instruction containing a sound which they have a problem hearing The instruction is then whispered inthe ear of the...
... pronunciation teaching inthe context, specifying the shortcomings and then making suggestions to improve the teaching of pronunciation Aims ofthe study The aim ofthe study was to investigate how the teachers ... putting the stress for words, finding the different pronunciation ofthe same spellings Nine others did not assess their students pronunciation, yet their experience of working with their students ... training would help teachers by providing them with skills in, and knowledge about, the process, allowing them to explain confidently to their students why and how they are going to monitor them...
... one The pitch pattern of each sentence distinguishes it from the other and makes the meaning clear for the listener Rhythm Children learn the rhythm of their L1 very early in life By the time they ... work for the listener who is trying to follow the speaker’s meaning If the burden becomes too great, the listener simply stops listening The principle of “helping the listener to follow,” therefore, ... continuing to say the final sound in bus They might get the idea better by holding the /s/ position and drawing in cold air while continuing to hold their tongues in that position 28 Teaching Pronunciation...
... Understanding and learning the meaning of new words – verbal techniques explaining defining the context eliciting describing translating Stage 2 Attending to forms listening and repeating ... interacting with others The vocabulary teaching and learning process main stages guided by teachers: 1.Understanding and learning the meaning of new words 2.Attending to forms 3.Practising, memorizing, ... like, the red one or the blue one? • What there is left we’ll put it inthe pot Techniques and Activities Game Purpose Stress Snap Stress Domino To practise recognizing the word stress within syllable...
... learnt the stress patterns ofthe word or group of words, or they are using an intonation from their mother tongue which is inappropriate tothe target language The result is a foreign-sounding ... showing our feelings - Rising Intonation means the pitch ofthe voice rises [↗] - Falling Intonation means that the pitch falls [↘] - Fall-rise Intonation falls and then rises [↘↗] - Rise-fall Intonation ... misunderstanding - Getting learners to perceive The first thing that needs to be done is to check that the learners can heat and identify the sounds you want to teach The same goes for intonation, rhythm...
... stress inthe break time They even told the teacher that they spent more time self-studying pronunciation than they had used to Many of them revised the sounds by replaying the games in class, ... just to choose one song which has suitable pace and includes the sounds in focus they want to teach their students Then, they need to work with the lyrics to decide the blanks Another evidence of ... for the lesson was time consuming The teacher had encountered some problems when using the software named Mc Funsoft Editor to extract the clips from the whole films At the beginning ofthe lesson,...
... questions inthe example on the left) and the class perform the other half (the answers inthe example on the left) Then swap things around so that the class say the questions and you say the answers ... the poem on the board or with a projector Read it out tothe class and check understanding ofthe language using translation or gestures Draw the learners’ attention tothe rhyming sound at the ... two or three pairs to perform one of their versions in front ofthe class Ask the rest ofthe class to interpret who the people are, and how each person is feeling at different parts ofthe conversation...
... itself This approach emphasizes the reconstruction of meaning rather than the decoding of form, the interaction between the reader and the text rather than the graphic forms ofthe printed pages The ... strategy as the way to get the full understanding from thestudents (teacher 5) but few of them used this at the beginning ofthe reading lesson due tothe fact that ―this could cause the laziness ... and the ideas inthe text as clues tothe meanings of unknown words, instead of stopping to look them up Paraphrasing: stopping at the end of a selection to check comprehension by restarting the...
... suitable pace and includes the sounds in focus they want to teach their students Then, they need to work with the lyrics to decide the blanks Another evidence of vast time investment is the preparation ... in their play at the end ofthe term so that T can show tothe whole class Ss then vote for the most interesting one with the best pronunciation - Notes: This activity is a minor project ofthe ... center ofthe table and pronouncing it Then the next student does the same thing on top ofthe first person‟s card When there are stress patterns in a row that are the same, the first person to say...
... ofthe increasing demand of a gifted high school inthe city Despite the short period of foundation, the school soon becomes one ofthe top schools inthe country with regard tothe outstanding ... into teaching English inthe classroom gets thestudents more involved inthe lessons The findings ofthe study indicated some common difficulties that the teachers encountered in integrating American ... study, the findings must be considered inthe light ofthe limitations ofthe research Firstly, the study is limited inthe fact that the data may not fully reflect all the difficulties that the...
... either To give an example, the word thirsty with the sound /s/ inthe middle ofthe word; if we forget to pronounce /s/, then the word will automatically change into the word thirty, and of course ... dictionaries the authors and the programmers tend to note the difficult words that the learners often mispronounce by adding a small star inthe initial position ofthe word And by installing the software, ... /ngờ/ in such words as sing, singer, thing, nothing Students are provided with the handouts, and with the assistance of teachers, they can be coached in pronouncing a number of words that they...
... methodology ofthe study and the last chapter is devoted to analyzing and discussing the findings ofthe study The Conclusion part provides a brief summary ofthe findings in correspondence with ... School in Hai Phong Therefore, the findings ofthe study are not intended to be generalized to other school contexts Indeed the findings may not apply beyond the actual participants in this particular ... cultural studies inthe classroom - interviews with the teachers to get in- depth information about the teachers’ and thegrade 11 students suggestions to improve the teaching and learning of American...
... instruction Aims ofthe study The aim ofthe study is to find out whether student can develop their ability of pronunciation with the help of phonics instruction The significance ofthe study This study ... on their card and wrote it on the blank index card If they thought of more than one rhyming word, they can use the additional blank cards Then they displayed the cards in spelling families on the ... seen from the chart above, after two first sessions ofthe phonics instruction inthe first week, thestudents did not gain the good result with the medium score ofthestudentsinthe first...
... as the discussion ofthe placement test mentioned was that they let their tongue touch the upper part ofthe mouth like it does when pronouncing the sound /z/ or /ʒ/ During the teaching, thestudents ... the teeth sounds strange and awkward tothestudentsin this study and to Vietnamese learners in general Instead of keeping the tongue inthe right position, thestudents move their tongues to ... insome other settings Inthe setting of this study, with the population of this study, thetechniques work as they have been presented However, the effectiveness ofthetechniques when they are...