Saturday All information contained on these pages is meant to be used as a reference only. This file was created or last modified on Tuesday, February 29, 2000. Room 17 Graduate students cite the tutorial portion of ITA pronunciation courses as extremely useful and note that previous classroom instruction seems to coalesce more effectively in an individualized setting.
Teachers often resist providing more than minimal pronunciation instructions to their students.
This discussion explores ways to overcome these typical obstacles. The speakers identify key pronunciation exercises used to acquaint students with vowel sounds and word stress, and explain how expansion of these exercises developed student recognition of vowel sounds and word stress. Besides teaching language content, instructors should also prepare learners to become self-teachers. Illustrated with examples from pronunciation, this talk demonstrates how instructors can systematically guide students to carry greater and greater responsibility for their own oral improvement by developing the practice of covert rehearsal. The presenter shows how to analyze speaking activities from the top down to discover which pronunciation patterns should be selected for pre-speaking practice.