Pronunciation Activities

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in WujiAng Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nanjing Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Even if the words have been borrowed from English, German or any other language, they have been adapted for the Japanese pronunciation, i.e. every syllable is now followed by a vowel. For example, the English “Christmas present” turns to “kurisumasu purezento” in Japanese. Another interesting example is the word “glass.” The Japanese have adapted two...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shuxun Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Nantong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. It is the fact, for many years in Vietnam, that Vietnamese students can easily complete grueling written tests, they cannot communicate in English though. Besides the lack of confidence and practice environment, one major reason for their English communication incapacity is their poor pronunciation, particularly the lack of ending sounds. In fact, when you ask...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hongmiao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Kaifeng Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Pronunciation is the most neglected topic in teaching English but is necessary for students to master fluency in a language. It is unrealistic to expect students to have the same pronunciation as a native speaker, however, the more students are made aware of and taught the skill, the more fluent they will sound. Phonology which focuses on stress, intonation, and...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qiying Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhongwei Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In this unit I cover the important but often overlooked subject of pronunciation. The unit looks at how we use intonation and stress to emphasis our speech, as well as techniques and activities that can help your students gain confidence when using the language. And I know teaching pronunciation, phonology my advice on teaching pronunciation is great for sure. I...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Nanqiang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Chenzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Teachers who want to have a good performance in class should have a good lesson planning. Teachers should answer these questions before preparing a lesson planning: what am I teaching? Who am I teaching? How will I teach? And how will I know if the students understand? Writing of lesson planning is very important with all teachers. A lesson plan helps teacher to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Fenyan Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Jingzhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Many students of English as a Second Language (ESL) find that, of the many struggles they have with the language, pronunciation is the most difficult to master. Pronunciation is an extremely important ability to have in order to sound more fluent in English. By gaining the knowledge and skill of proper pronunciation, an ESL student can come across at a much higher...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Changliangongkuangqu? Are you interested in teaching English in Yueyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. What are the main problems for English learners in Mongolia? Based on topic 10, Summative task topic options. The land of the never-ending blue sky, Mongolia. A country, with a rich history, that has been largely forgotten by the modern western world. Although the country is large, the impact it made in the last few centuries is little to none. But all this...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hongmaozi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Fuxin Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Productive skills are speaking and writing, both having a person to communicate. When people are communicating with one another we know it they either have a communicative purpose, they want to say something, they want to listen to something or they are interested in what is being said. The teacher must, therefore, create the need and desire in the students to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qiting Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Huanggang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Chinese learners of English will face a variety of issues when learning English. According to an article on TEFL academy titled “5 Problems For Chinese Speakers of English,” five main issues are the alphabet, rhythm, pronunciation, word order, and plurals. Here, I would like to explore the issues of pronunciation, rhythm, and stress more in depth based on brief...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in WulanhAda Yuanzhongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Xing'an Meng — Hinggan? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. When it comes to common linguistic problems students must overcome, the first to come to mind are phonology and pronunciation. Specifically, the inflection, stress, and articulation that comprise them. These three areas are especially hard for students to master because of what it takes to do so. Most other assignments they encounter when...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Hedian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Suizhou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The Vietnamese learners of English share with those of other nationalities almost every difficulty in learning English. However, there are several issues in learning English that can be viewed as particularly perceived in the classrooms in Vietnam. Those particular issues may have originated from the country’s specific culture and language. It might be useful to...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Haiyanghong Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Dandong Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. students are often shy or reluctant to speak out of different reasons. the teacher should encourage them by using ESA techniques. pronunciation is something which many students find very difficult to learn. certain activities that include classmates can make students talk more freely and lead to creative speaking. Opposite to the group activities in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Tuoshi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiantao, Tianmen, Qianjiang & S? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. The Importance of Teaching Vocabulary: One of the things of the English language that can make English hard to get to grips with. Vocabulary knowledge is highly correlated with reading comprehension and reading achievement. Vocabulary is required for students to achieve cognitive academic language proficiency. All good reasons to make sure...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Sanjiaocheng Zhongyangchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Haibei Zangzu Zizhizhou? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit is all about pronunciation. It looks at how to use intonation and stress to emphasis our speech, likewise techniques and activities that can help the students gain confidence when using the language. An effective teacher considers the teaching of pronunciation as an integral part of the course This unit is all about...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shatang Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Guyuan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. It was really a difficult unit. I know that pronounciation is very important and pnonetic symbols too, but I think it’s a good exercise for students to do at home. I always try to add some pronunciation activities in my lessons and I teach my students how to do practice the exercises at home, in front of the mirror maybe. There are good books where the...  [Read more]

North American English Pronunciation: Difficulties of the Spanish Speaker<br /><br />The variety of English spoken in North America not only has particular grammatical structures, vocabulary, slang, and orthography, but it also comprises a unique system of pronunciation. Improper pronunciation can render a word unintelligible and yet the main goal of learning a language is to be able to communicate. While native-like pronunciation may never be attainable for some learners, it is important for teachers of English to identify potential problem areas so that their students will at least be able to communicate competently.<br /><br />The Spanish speaker will encounter several phonetic difficulties upon learning North American English (NAE). First, I will discuss the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Qianjin Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Shizuishan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit gives information about teaching pronunciation and philology. This subject is difficult not only for students, but also for teachers. Teachers often do not have confidence or knowledge to teach pronunciation. However, I think that teaching intonation, stress, rhythm and sounds are very helpful for the students. If their pronunciation is correct,...  [Read more]

When it comes to accents we all have one no matter where in the world we were brought up. Most of us are familiar with the basic differences between British and American accents, but what about accents from Australia and New Zealand, Canada and South Africa? And within each of these countries there are dozens of regional accents, just to complicate things further. So, we all have an accent, but is it a problem when teaching English as a foreign language? The first thing to remember is that there is no right or wrong accent when it comes to teaching and learning English. When teaching it is fine to speak naturally, just be sure that you always speak clearly and that all your instructions are fully understood by the whole class. Whether there is one accent that is better to teach than others...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in FenghuangshAn Chachang? Are you interested in teaching English in Shiyan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. English is, without a doubt, the global language of business, and the ever-increasing globalization of the world economy means that the vast majority of people working in the business world today are required to show some fluency in the language to communicate effectively with clients, partners or colleagues. Business English commonly refers to the formal...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Jinbaotun Linchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Tongliao Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Every nationality has it rules and regulation governing it nation.That is why anybody locating to a new nation is always faced with challenges before adapting.Students are more affected when they move to different nationalities to study. When students arrived in a new country they are faced with many challenges. Some of these challenges are; Communication...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shibajiazi Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Tieling Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This chapter of study was very interesting to me. I have known the phonemic alphabet existed and that it was used in dictionaries to help with pronunciation but I have never studied the chart. I would not have known how to teach from the chart. The teaching demonstration video was very helpful for me as I was learning along with the students. Pronunciation is...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Donghu Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Hengyang Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. There are a number of problems encountered by native Japanese speakers when studying English as a foreign language. These problems include: difficulties with pronunciation of native English sounds along with differences with sentence structure, tenses and articles. The English as a Foreign Language teacher can implement several strategies to assist the Japanese...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinjian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Wuxi Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. In this essay, I am going to discuss how to teach vocabulary. Although grammar is usually integrated with the teaching of vocabulary, we still consider it necessary to introduce ways to present and consolidate vocabulary. I will mainly talk about the following. First, we should know what to teach. In other words , what do students need to know about a vocabulary item....  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Shaliuhe Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Haibei Zangzu Zizhizhou? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This unit is all about pronunciation. It looks at how to use intonation and stress to emphasis our speech, likewise techniques and activities that can help the students gain confidence when using the language. An effective teacher considers the teaching of pronunciation as an integral part of the course.Capitalized words are often stressed to carry the...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Lingwu Nongchang? Are you interested in teaching English in Yinchuan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. An effective teacher considers the teaching of pronunciation an integral part of the course. In this unit I learned the important but often overlooked subject of pronunciation. The unit looks at how we use intonation and stress to emphasis our speech, as well as techniques and activities that can help our students gain confidence when using the language. An...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Xinbao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Zhongwei Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. This was easily the hardest unit of the course. I felt the material was critical to incorporate in lessons. At the same time, however, I am sure I will need to experiment more with the material to find the best ways to teach effective pronunciation. Shifting between emphasis on pronunciation, stress, and confidence in speaking activities may be balance best acquired...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in MandelA Sumu? Are you interested in teaching English in Alashan Meng — Alxa? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. One of the most difficult parts of learning English as a foreign language is pronunciation. Many EFL teachers perceive pronunciation as a rather small part of the learning process. This essay describes all parts of pronunciation including producing the sounds of speech, articulation, stress, and intonation. The most common definition of pronunciation would...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Zengdian Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Xiaogan Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. After spending five years in China as an ESL teacher, corporate trainer and university lecturer I would like to share a few of the most common problems for Chinese learners and ways for teachers to overcome them. I will focus on problems regarding cultural differences, pronunciation and first language interference. Despite China’s opening to the outside world in...  [Read more]

Do you want to be TEFL or TESOL-certified and teach in Bangshibao Zhen? Are you interested in teaching English in Yingkou Shi? Check out ITTT’s online and in-class courses, Become certified to Teach English as a Foreign Language and start teaching English ONLINE or abroad! ITTT offers a wide variety of Online TEFL Courses and a great number of opportunities for English Teachers and for Teachers of English as a Second Language. Unit 13 provided information on teaching pronunciation and phonology. From this unit I learnt that pronunciation is often neglected in teaching English since foreign teachers often lack confidence to teach it methodically and English teachers sometimes also lack the training and confidence to teach this material. For students to be made aware of the importance of...  [Read more]

Phonetics and its Uses in Foreign Language Instruction Phonetics is the study of the physical aspects of speech. It is broken down into three categories: articulatory phonetics deals with the way in which speech sounds are produced, concerning itself with the actual organs involved in speech (vocal tract, tongue, lips, etc.); acoustic phonetics studies the physical properties of speech sounds, such as the properties of sound waves and the acoustics of speech; and auditory phonetics analyses the way in which humans perceive sounds, and involves the anatomy and physiology of the human ear and brain (Nicole Dehe, ?Phonology and Phonetics,? 1-2). Phonetics looks only at sounds themselves, rather their meanings or the context in which they are used, while the study of sound systems or...  [Read more]