The demonstration includes a comprehensive inventory of American English stress patterns, materials, and procedures used to analyze and diagnose pattern usage, and strategies and materials used to teach pattern recognition and acquisition. Teachers learn how to help students predict the stress of such words as electric versus electricity and observation versus observatory to internalize the stress patterns and practice these words in meaningful discourse contexts. Topics include conducting a communications skills assessment, setting performance objectives, choosing materials, documenting progress. The workshop is designed to actively involve participants. Video and audiotapes of actual clients are discussed.
Audience participation is encouraged.
This workshop offers clear guidelines on how to identify priorities, smoothly incorporate speech and pronunciation into everyday courses, and use practical classroom techniques. Participants are encouraged to view pronunciation teaching as an enjoyable, rewarding experience. The presenters report on the activities and the outcomes of a newly founded debate club for EFL university students. The presenters maintain that debates reinforce leadership skills and create an authentic EFL learning environment that makes use of several language functions. The presenters will provide audiocassettes and handouts.