Examines several aspects of functional load in English that may be relevant for assessing the relative importance of segmental features of learners' speech. Implications for the use of functional load in pronunciation drill books are discussed. (Author/CB)

Paper prepared with the support of the Defense Language Institute English Language School, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas under contract F41609-70-C0033, and delivered in 1970 to staff members of the DLIELS. (DS)

In order to master English pronunciation, a student must be able both to articulate a sound and to determine when to use the sound. A program to teach this skill combines conventional orthography and insights of generative phonology in the notion "vowel quality pattern." (CHK)

The teaching of pronunciation generally consists of selecting, presenting, drilling and correcting the sounds of the target language. The learning of pronunciation involves neuromuscular and some cognitive ability, but it also has affective and social components, which carry important implications for the role of the teacher. (Author)

This article discusses how a language laboratory can be used effectively in an English as a second language/English as a foreign language program. The lab should be used primarily for listening comprehension, not for drill and repetition. (CFM)

Paper prepared under contract with the English Language Branch--Defense Language Institute, Lackland Air Force Base, Lackland, Texas, and delivered in 1971 to staff members of the Branch. (VM)

THRICE is an acronym for a set of rules and exercises for foreigners learning correct English pronunciation. The THRICE technique was developed for non-native speakers who have a good knowledge of English but whose pronunciation is poor; the student is taught appropriate speech delivery through self-conditioning techniques. (CK)

Six methodological principles are discussed for the teaching of pronunciation in English as a second language; ten points of approach located between methodology and technique are listed. (CHK)

Problems arising from using ESL materials which rely heavily on contractions (orthographic phenomena) to present blendings (phonological phenomena) are identified. Discussion of the contractions of be, have, not, the modals, and several blending patterns will help teachers exploit orthographic clues in teaching pronounciation. (PMJ)

A teaching strategy is outlined for coping with the phonological variability inherent in the nature of an ever-changing language. The basis for the strategy is an understanding of sound change in language and of the language level (as opposed to dialect level) goal of the student. (Author/RM)

To make vowel quality predictions from spelling, learners must have word-stress information, which is available in the form of pedagogical translations of generative research. Two stress generalizations and associated vowel quality patterns are discussed. Sample lesson materials are provided to illustrate how enlarged pronunciation goals are…

Paper presented under contract with the English Language Branch--Defense Language Institute, Lackland Air Force Base, Lackland, Texas, and delivered in 1971 to staff members of the Branch. (VM)

Voice quality settings (physiological configurations contributing to phonetic production) can be used to characterize ESL students' accents and help improve pronunciation. Settings of one variety of North American English and those in other languages are identified. Suggestions are given for making students aware of their own settings. (MSE)

Reviews the nature of changing patterns in pronunciation teaching over the last 25 years. Six instructional features of a multidimensional teaching process are described in detail. (128 references) (VWL)

A distinctive feature analysis of consonant phoneme production in Arabic, Farsi, Japanese, and Spanish is reported. The analysis is based on a model incorporating psychometrics and on one producing a three-point system for the features of place, manner, and voicing. Implications for teaching pronounciation are discussed. (PMJ)