Special features of English phonetics teaching

1. Special features of English phonetics teaching

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5 T H YEA R ST U DENT
G ROUP F MK/ SO291 -5 /1

2. The drawbacks of the Soviet education.

1. STRICT PHONETICS
REGULATIONS.
2. ISOLATION DUE TO THE “IRON
CURTAIN”.
RESULT: IGNORING DIFFERENT
VARIANTS OF ENGLISH.
RESULT: IMPOSSIBILITY TO
PRACTICE ENGLISH SPEECH WITH
NATIVE SPEAKERS.

3. Creation of the theoretical framework:

• Highlight the issue of the time management organization.
• Give a description of the imitation mechanisms.
• Include supportive information about teaching.

4. Developing general features of the English voice:

1.
Put a light object between the lips.
2.
Use the “yawning” voice while counting.
3.
Do the breathing exercises.
4.
Exaggerate the length of long open vowels and diphthongs.
5.
Practice rhythmic sentences with frequent [t], [d] and [n].

5. Teaching the English vowels and consonants.

Vowels
teaching
Consonants
features
Strong voiced
consonants with a
deafened beginning
Teaching
methods
Aspiration
Imitation
Emotional
perception
Weak laryngeal [h]

6. Aim of pronunciation learning

TEACHING A PERFECT
NATIVE ACCENT
TEACHING HOW TO
PRONOUNCE SOUNDS
ACCURATELY

7.

Accent
Comprehensibility
Pronunciation
Intelligibility
Fluency

8. Dealing with students’ insecurity.

Problem:
Speaking in front
of other students
Anxiety
Fear of being
ridiculed
Solutions:
1) Convince the students that their ego is safe.
2) Avoid tasks and situations evoking high anxiety.
Absence of
progress

9. General tips:

Teach a wide variety of accents.
Let students hear and recognize sound features before forcing them to
produce these features.
Correct students’ pronunciation.
Focus on the most difficult phonemes.
Put a copy of the phonemic chart on the classroom wall.
Introduce phonemic symbols a few at a time.

10. Thank you for your attention