Clik here to view.
English sentence stress
Sentence stress is a difficult area to work on for learners and teachers alike.For this reason it's also an area which is often neglected, but this aspect of the language can cause problems for...
View ArticleConnected speech
Teaching pronunciation used to involve little more than identifying and practising the sounds of which a language is composed, that is to say, its phonemes.Recently however, there has been a shift of...
View ArticleConnected speech 2
An advanced student of mine speaks both clearly and usually correctly, but can often sound over formal and at times stilted.He has learnt his English "through the eye" and has trouble interpreting the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Developing pronunciation through songs
Like us, you might already use songs in class, and find that your students enjoy them. But have you considered choosing songs specifically to work on pronunciation?Songs provide examples of authentic,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Rhythm
Rhythm is both a feature of and product of the phonological structure of English. The phonology of any language is a system, so that a change in one part of the system will affect some or all of the...
View Article
