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Taylor & Francis Ltd Pronunciation And Phonetics A Practical Guide For English Language Teachers 2014 Edition by Adam Brown
This engaging, succinct text is an introduction to both phonetics and phonology as applied to the teaching of pronunciation to English language learners. Section 1 selectively covers the main areas of phonetics and phonology, without going into any area in more depth than the average English language teacher requires or that the average English language teacher trainee can handle. Section 2 focuses on practical issues related to learners and how they learn languages, and what represents good practice in terms of classroom activities for pronunciation-including aspects such as targets, motivation and priorities. The chapters end with activities to help the reader understand concepts. Section 3 provides innovative sample activities which put into practice the theoretical points covered in the first two sections, answers to the various exercises, recommended further reading (both print and non-print), a glossary of technical phonetic terms, and a bibliography of works on pronunciation teaching. The text is accompanied by a Companion Website with audio recordings of model pronunciations and audio material relating to the activities. ContentsSymbols for English SoundsPrefaceSection I: Phonetics1: Introduction2: Accents of English worldwide3: Airstreams and the vocal cords4: Cardinal vowels5: Vowels6: The vocal organs and consonant classification7: Plosives and nasals8: Fricatives and affricates9: Approximants10: Non-English sounds11: Syllable structure12: Phonemes13: Accent differences14: Phonology15: Weakening and linking16: Assimilation and elision17: Connected speech processes18: Pausing and speed19: Word stress20: Tone groups21: Tones22: Rhythm23: Voice qualitySection II: Pronunciation Teaching24: Targets25: Integration26: The effectiveness of pronunciation teaching27: Motivation and affect28: Fossilization29: First language influence30: Importance31: Spelling: History32: Spelling: Literacy33: Nonverbal communication34: Listening35: TestingSection III: Sample ExercisesSample exercisesAnswers to exercisesResourcesGlossaryReferences