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- Title
Seven Failures in Pronunciation Teaching, and Seven Possible Solutions.
- Authors
Underhill, Adrian
- Abstract
This article discusses seven failures in pronunciation teaching and offers seven possible solutions. The author emphasizes the importance of physical experience and muscle coordination in pronunciation learning, comparing it to learning to dance rather than learning grammar. The article suggests various activities and techniques to help learners reconnect with the muscles involved in pronunciation and develop new neurological circuitry. It also highlights the importance of upgrading rather than simply correcting pronunciation and incorporating connected speech into language learning. The author encourages playfulness, engagement, and joy in pronunciation practice and invites readers to experiment with these ideas in their own teaching.
- Subjects
FAILURE (Psychology); PRONUNCIATION; WORD order (Grammar); HABIT; STRESS (Linguistics)
- Publication
Humanising Language Teaching, 2024, Vol 26, Issue 3, pN.PAG
- ISSN
1755-9715
- Publication type
Article