TY - BOOK AU - Kelly,Gerald AU - Harmer, Jeremy TI - How to Teach Pronunciation SN - 9780582429758 (pbk) AV - PE 1137 K29 2000 PY - 2000/// CY - Harlow, UK PB - Longman KW - English language KW - Pronunciation KW - Study and teaching N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; "How to Teach Pronunciation is a practical guide for teachers who wish to gain a theoretical knowledge of pronunciation and develop their skills. The book includes ; an exploration of the features and physiology of pronunciation ; an overview of approaches and techniques in the teaching of pronunciation ; an Audio CD giving examples of sounds explored in the book ; a summary of common pronunciation problems ; a Task file of photocopiable training tasks." (Book Cover); CONTENTS; Introduction; 1. The description of speech ; What are the main features of pronunciation? ; The physiology of pronunciation ; The articulation of phonemes ; Phonemic transcription ; Phonetics and phonology; 2. Teaching Pronunciation ; Why teach pronunciation? ; Problems and approaches in pronunciation teaching ; What pronunciation model to teach ; Techniques and activities ; Sample lessons ; 3. Vowels ; The characteristics of the 'pure' vowel sounds ; The characteristics of diphthongs ; Raising awareness of vowel sounds ; Sample lessons ; Further ideas for activities ; 4. Consonants ; The characteristics of the consonant sounds ; Raising awareness of consonant sounds ; Sample lessons ; Further ideas for activities ; 5. Word and sentence stress ; What is word stress? ; What is unstress? ; Rules of word stress ; Levels of stress ; Sentences: Stress timing and syllable timing ; Sentence stress and tonic syllables ; Sentence stress and weak forms ; Raising awareness of word and sentence stress ; Sample lessons ; Further ideas for activities ; Putting sentence stress into perspective ; 6. Intonation ; What is intonation, and why teach it? ; Tones, tonic syllables and tone units ; Grammar and intonation -- Sample lessons ; Attitude and intonation -- Sample lessons ; Discourse and intonation -- Sample lessons ; How teachable is intonation? ; 7. Other aspects of connected speech ; Why 'other' aspects of connected speech? ; Assimilation ; Elision ; Linking and intrusion ; Juncture ; Contractions ; Should we teach these aspects of connected speech? ; Sample lessons ; 8. Pronunciation and spelling ; English spelling is not phonetic ; Regular features of English pronunciation and spelling ; Problems and approaches in the teaching of pronunciation and spelling ; Sample lessons ; Task File ; Task File Key ; Appendices ; Appendix A: Learners' reference chart of English sounds ; Appendix B: Common pronunciation difficulties ; Appendix C: Spelling and pronunciation tables ; Appendix D: Further reading ; Index UR - https://www.pearsonerpi.com/en/elt/methodology/how-to-teach-pronunciation-242975 ER -