by Adrian Underhill | Nov 30, 2015 | 3. How to use the Sound Foundations Chart, 4. Connected Speech & Comfortable Intelligibility
Three levels of pronunciation: an example activity In the previous post on Comfortable Intelligibility – I suggested using the three levels of pronunciation (Level 1: Sounds: Level 2: Words: Level 3: Connected Speech) as a kind of practical ladder for moving up...
by Adrian Underhill | Nov 14, 2015 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 4. Connected Speech & Comfortable Intelligibility
Our goal is comfortable intelligibility in connected up speaking and listening. Pronunciation is a core ingredient of comfortable intelligibility. It must serve the goal of intelligibility. Pronunciation is more than ‘correctness’, more than sounds and stress and...
by Adrian Underhill | Nov 9, 2015 | 4. Connected Speech & Comfortable Intelligibility, 8. Teacher Training Courses & Conferences
Comfortable Intelligibility and pronunciation Last month I made a pronunciation workshop and lecture tour in Thailand, Vietnam and China. It was organised by Macmillan Education and attended by lively, interesting and informed local teachers. Comfortable...
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