How to Teach Pronunciation Ideas for Improving Students’ Pronunciation

Imitation of teacher or recorded model of sounds, words and sentences Imitation of teacher or recorded model of sounds, words and sentences Recording of student speech, contrasted with native model Recording of student speech, contrasted with native model Systematic explanation and instruction (including details of the structure and movement of parts of the mouth) Systematic explanation and instruction (including details of the structure and movement of parts of the mouth) Imitation drills: repititon of sounds, words and sentences Imitation drills: repititon of sounds, words and sentences

Choral repetition of drills Choral repetition of drills Varied repetition of drills (varied speed, volume, mood) Varied repetition of drills (varied speed, volume, mood) Learning and performing dialogues as with drills, using choral work, and varied speed, volume, mood) Learning and performing dialogues as with drills, using choral work, and varied speed, volume, mood) Learning by heart of sentences, rhymes, jingles Learning by heart of sentences, rhymes, jingles

Chants Chants Tongue twisters Tongue twisters Self-correction through listening to recording of own speech Self-correction through listening to recording of own speech (Cambridge University Press 1995) (Cambridge University Press 1995)

What can you do if: Students are all at different levels. Students are all at different levels. The class is very big. The class is very big. Students keep using Arabic. Students keep using Arabic. Students do not want to participate or talk in class. Students do not want to participate or talk in class.

What can you do if: (cont.) Students do not understand the listening tape. Students do not understand the listening tape. A student was caught cheating. A student was caught cheating. Students do not do the homework. Students do not do the homework.

Classroom Management What if: What if: Your students are all at different levels Your students are all at different levels Your class is very big Your class is very big Your students keep using their own language Your students keep using their own language Your students are uncooperative Your students are uncooperative

Classroom management What if: What if: Your students don’t want to talk Your students don’t want to talk Your students don’t understand the listening tape Your students don’t understand the listening tape Some students-in-groups finish before everybody else Some students-in-groups finish before everybody else