Pronunciation myths : applying second language research to classroom teaching
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- ISBN: 9780472035168 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
- ISBN: 0472035169 (pbk. : acid-free paper)
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xi, 251 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. - Publisher: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, [2014]
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Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction -- Prologue to the Myths: What Teachers Need to Know / Linda Grant -- Myth 1 Once you have been speaking a second language for years, it’s too late to change your pronunciation / Tracey Derwing and Murray J. Munro -- Myth 2 Pronunciation instruction is not appropriate for beginning-level learners/ Beth Zielinski and Lynda Yates -- Myth 3 Pronunciation teaching has to establish in the minds of language learners a set of distinct consonant and vowel sounds / John Field -- Myth 4 Intonation is hard to teach / Judy Gilbert -- Myth 5 Students would make better progress in pronunciation if they just practiced more / Linda Grant -- Myth 6 Accent reduction and pronunciation instruction are the same thing / Ron I. Thomson -- Myth 7 Teacher training programs provide adequate preparation in how to teach pronunciation / John Murphy -- Epilogue to the Myths: Best Practices for Teachers / Donna M. Brinton. |
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Subject: | Second language acquisition English language -- Pronunciation by foreign speakers English language -- Pronunciation by foreign speakers Second language acquisition |
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Decoda Literacy Library | 428.34 P76 2014 (Text) | 35410000056317 | General Collection | Volume hold | Available | - |