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How misheard lyrics can help your learners listen better

5 de fevereiro de 2018

Do you have students that complain they can’t understand the listening tracks until you let them read the transcripts? The solution could be in Richard Cauldwell’s work, which has been brought to my attention by my dearest Higor Cavalcante. The author of Phonology for Listening and of the forthcoming A Syllabus for Listening, Cauldwell did an...Read More

Pronunciation, Skills, Speaking and Spoken Language

bottom-up, higor cavalcante, language development, Listening, phonetics, phonology, pronunciation, richard cauldwell, top-down

Accent trait or pronunciation error?

10 de novembro de 2016

by Natália Guerreiro

In the past few years, I’ve seen a few teachers in Brazil make a point of differentiating accent traits from pronunciation errors. You can listen to Daniel Bonatti explain it here for CanalRh or Vania Below from ManagedEnglish tackle it here. The implication, as I understand, is that diversity in accents should be celebrated, but pronunciation...Read More

Pronunciation

accent, ELF, ELF core, English as a Lingua Franca, error, Jenkins, mistake, native varieties, non-native, non-standard, phonology, pronunciation, standard, World Englishes

Why teachers need a pronunciation dictionary

5 de março de 2016

by Natália Guerreiro

A teacher who is worried about his or her language development has many avenues to pursue, pronunciation being only one of them. On that matter, though, here is a tip: don’t snub pronunciation dictionaries! I know what you are thinking, “Why on earth would people need pronunciation dictionaries if regular dictionaries (even those online!) have...Read More

Pronunciation, Teacher Development

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