learner factors that influence pronunciation teaching
similarities between L1 and L2 (positive & negative transfer正/负迁移)
amount of exposure to L2
(language environment)
age differences
(Critical Period Hypothesis关键期假说)
innate phonetic ability (gift of language)
motivation & concern for good pronunciation
Content of pronunciation teaching
Goal of pronunciation teaching
consistency 连贯性 (English majors)
intelligibility 可理解性(common learners)
communicative efficiency 交际有效性
Aspects of pronunciation
stress, rhythm, and intonation (suprasegmentals 超音段特征)
Types of Pronunciation Practice
Mechanical Practice (机械性练习): practice of the single sound or the sounds in words without context
Meaningful Practice: practice of meaningful passages and the passages students can easily understand.
Steps of teaching pronunciation (围绕PPP Model)
123456 mechanical practice 78 meaningful practice
Approaches of Teaching Pronunciation
perception practice 辨音训练
the stu.' ability to identify and distinguish between different sounds,⭐ for listening comprehension
use minimal pairs (最小对比对/对立体)
words that differ only in a single contrasting sound
production practice发音训练
stu.’ ability to produce sounds, ⭐ for effective communication
Practising stress and intonation
intonation
break down the sentences to bits (sense groups)