All sessions are scheduled into rooms at the Convention Center unless otherwise noted. The facilitator will lead a discussion of how reflective introspection can promote effective learning by helping students use what they already bring to the classroom, i.e., their knowledge of another language and their life experiences. This session focuses on how best to incorporate the instruction of pronunciation within your curriculum.
Many programs give pronunciation classes.
Others integrate pronunciation into existing classes. Some offer individual tutorials. Highlighted is a workshop approach to teaching pronunciation. Activities will be presented which focus on specific pronunciation features such as sounds, word stress, and phrase stress, while allowing learners to create meaning by changing, reordering, and expanding dialogues using pictures or written prompts. This demonstration presents an innovative approach to teaching word stress based on developing an awareness of stress patterns.