The article offers sample exercises which use dictation for the improvement of pronunciation, number recognition, grammar, vocabulary, and comprehension. Suggestions for giving the dictation and for correcting dictation scripts are also made. (DB)

Intervocalic features of Villa Mella Spanish, a dialect spoken in a region of Santo Domingo, are reviewed, with particular emphasis on the intervocal "d." (CB)

A biblical story about the mispronunciation of Shibboleth introduces a discussion of the notion of cultural codes and cultural traits relating to language, science, and popular culture that commonly mark an individual as an insider or an outsider of a particular culture. (MSE)

Describes a study which examined the phoneme acquisition process by monitoring children's progress toward the goal of being able to use a target behavior in multiple situations after treatment has been withdrawn. This was done to determine whether progress continues if treatment is withdrawn before the end goal is reached. (SED)

As language instruction has focused on communicative competence, pronunciation has become neglected, as if it would disturb the harmony of the language curriculum. Although the principle of the new curriculum emphasis is sound, the problem of maintaining pronunciation's place remains. Suggestions are given for teaching pronunciation in this…

It is often taken for granted that speaking a foreign language is more important than writing it. Writing is, however, important and paradoxically we can only improve our spoken language by writing. Vocabulary and structures are more important than pronunciation and these aspects are, by and large, common to both speaking and writing. (Author/CFM)

Four major difficulties encountered by Iraqi learners of English when pronouncing English vowels are outlined and discussed, and suggestions for the teacher of English are made. (RM)

A speech visualizer which provides a student with an immediate reinforcement in the form of a visual "feedback" of his own performance is vastly superior to other methods of teaching prosodic elements of speech in a second language, according to experiments carried out at the University of Toronto. (CFM)

Criticizes the three leading Russian textbooks used in West Germany for not basing their phonetic teaching on a firm knowledge of Russian phonemes. Suggestions are made for incorporating a "minimum phonetics" into a basic Russian course. Authentic language situations, imitation, and theory are important. (Text is in German.) (IFS/WGA)

A classification of a number of common errors in English pronunciation committed by Bengali learners. (RM)

Minimal pairs as at present used in the ESL classroom are uncontextualized bits of language that are of little use to the ESL teacher. An alternative, minimal sentences, is described here. Minimal sentences give context and meaning to the sound contrasts. (RM)

This English language textbook is divided into seven distinct parts: (1) General Ethnological Relations of the English Language; (2) History and Analysis of the English Language; (3) Sounds, Letters, Pronunciation, Spelling; (4) Etymology; (5) Syntax; (6) Prosody; and (7) Dialects of the English Language. It is intended for students attending…

Reports a study of the ability of Black children to hear final consonant blends even though they may not or cannot pronounce them. (TO)