by Adrian Underhill | Jan 4, 2019 | 4. Connected Speech & Comfortable Intelligibility, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Pron questions from teachers doing the Trinity Diploma
“…Active listening is something I have always brought to my learners’ awareness. It requires that I highlight the sounds and their connected relevance in a phrase or sentence (and such aspects as catenation, elision, intrusion, assimilation) – this is...
by Adrian Underhill | Dec 3, 2018 | 3. How to use the Sound Foundations Chart, 4. Connected Speech & Comfortable Intelligibility, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Pron questions from teachers doing the Trinity Diploma
Two questions from teachers on the current Diploma programme at Oxford TEFL (click for info) Q1 Is there room for diversity in terms of the idea of the ‘right ‘or ‘correct ‘pronunciation? Q2 What if teachers, even having decided a pronunciation...
by Adrian Underhill | Jul 7, 2018 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 4. Connected Speech & Comfortable Intelligibility, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues
Pronunciation, Advanced Students, Upgrading All levels need attention to pronunciation upgrading and correction. It’s part of intelligibility and self expression. Challenge individual learners by inviting them to attend to sounds, to joining words, to speed,...
by Adrian Underhill | May 2, 2018 | 3. How to use the Sound Foundations Chart, 4. Connected Speech & Comfortable Intelligibility, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Pron questions from teachers doing the Trinity Diploma
Holistic V linear sequence for pronunciation teaching. Integrating pronunciation. Further questions from teachers on the online Trinity Diploma at Oxford TEFL Sequence in a pronunciation course Q1: I’ve been reading Kelly’s book How to Teach Pronunciation...
by Adrian Underhill | Apr 25, 2018 | 4. Connected Speech & Comfortable Intelligibility, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues, Pron questions from teachers doing the Trinity Diploma
The next few posts feature practical questions raised by teachers following the current online Trinity Diploma at Oxford TEFL. On the topic of teaching pronunciation at different learner levels David Newstead posed three questions, relevant I think to teachers...
by Adrian Underhill | Oct 31, 2016 | 2. The Physicality of Pronunciation & Proprioception, 4. Connected Speech & Comfortable Intelligibility, 5. Question & Answer; General Issues
Developing awareness of Stress and Unstress The issue of Stress and Unstress is raised by teacher Siham Mayaba while studying for the Trinity College Diploma. Question: Hi Adrian: My first question is, I’m teaching a group of Arabic speaker learners and...
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