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Download full textHan, Feifei – ORTESOL Journal, 2013
Increasingly, Chinese students are pursuing their studies abroad in English-speaking countries, such as the USA, the UK, Australia, and New Zealand. Despite the fact that they have studied English as a compulsory subject for a number of years and have passed multiple English proficiency tests, many still find it is difficult to communicate well in…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Pronunciation, Oral Language
Peer reviewedWillmott, M. B. – English Language Teaching Journal, 1979
Different types of stress, rhythm, and intonation used by Nigerian speakers of English are analyzed, and lexical differences are discussed. Problems with vowels, consonants, and syllable structure are also covered. (SW)
Descriptors: Consonants, Dialects, English (Second Language), Intonation
Temple, Liz – Francais dans le Monde, 1994
A method for highlighting aspects of oral communication for French second-language learners is described. Students are videotaped mimicking a one-minute passage in French, which is recorded over the video. The dubbed student performance illustrates the role of body language, rhythm, intonation, and other factors in speech. (MSE)
Descriptors: Body Language, Class Activities, Classroom Techniques, French
Roberge, Claude – 1986
A study to assess the feasibility of the use of low frequencies for teaching foreign language to the hearing impaired is described. The subjects were unimpaired Japanese students, aged 18 and 19, in beginning French language study. Recorded sentences translated into English, French, and Mandarin Chinese were combined in various ways and presented…
Descriptors: Auditory Discrimination, Auditory Perception, Auditory Stimuli, English (Second Language)
Wong, Rita – 1987
A discussion of pronunciation instruction in English as a second language begins with comments on preparing for pronunciation work in the classroom and goes on to examine the rhythm of English and the characteristics of intonation. The chapter on preparing for pronunciation work focuses on: accounting for learner variables, motivating learning,…
Descriptors: Age Differences, Articulation (Speech), Class Activities, Classroom Techniques
Lin, Hsiang-Pao; And Others – 1995
Specific tools and techniques to help students of English as a Second Language overcome pronunciation problems are presented. The selection of problems addressed is based on the frequency and seriousness of errors that many native Chinese-speaking learners produce. Ways to resolve various problems (e.g., missing final consonants, misplaced stress…
Descriptors: Chinese, Classroom Techniques, Cognitive Style, English (Second Language)
Anderson-Hsieh, Janet; Dauer, Rebecca M. – 1997
It is argued that slowed-down speech is a useful tool for teaching both listening comprehension and pronunciation to students of English as a second language. For listening comprehension, introduction of more, and longer pauses at grammatical boundaries allows more time for processing speech. The greater number of accented words and shorter…
Descriptors: Advanced Courses, Articulation (Speech), Classroom Techniques, English (Second Language)
