Get Excited about Teaching Pronunciation by Louise Guyett
Channel: ELT Ireland
Date: 2014-08-28

Louise talked about the importance of using the IPA chart and making it a natural part of every lesson. She believes that it is the foundation for teaching all aspects of pronunciation, and that activities such as the phonemic hangman or the phonemic back-to-the-board quiz can be a fun way of improving our students' pronunciation. She also shared her ideas on what the real pronunciation goals should be, opining that there is no such thing as a perfect model, and that we should rather teach the types of sounds that we ourselves utter when we speak the language.
   Louise writes materials for Kaplan Intl. and is involved in organising the IATEFL Pron. Sig.