Teaching pronunciation : a reference for teachers of English to speakers of other languages / Marianne Celce-Murcia, Donna M. Brinton, Janet M. Goodwin.

By: Celce-Murcia, Marianne Contributor(s): Brinton, Donna | Goodwin, Janet M, 1953-Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1996. Description: xii, 435 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: 0521405041 (hardcover); 0521406943 (pbk.); 0521406951 (cassette); 9780521405041Subject(s): English language -- Pronunciation -- Study and teaching | English language -- Study and teaching -- Foreign speakers | English language -- Pronunciation by foreign speakersDDC classification: 428.007 LOC classification: PE1137 | .C415 1996Online resources: Publisher description | Table of contents | WorldCat details

Contents:

TOC List of figures and tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Transcription key -- Part 1. Pronunciation instruction in perspective -- 1. The history and scope of pronunciation teaching -- 2. Research on the teaching and acquisition of pronunciation skills -- Part 2. The sound system of North American English : an overview -- 3. The consonant system -- 4. The vowel system -- 5. Stress, rhythm and adjustments in connected speech -- 6. Prominence and intonation in discourse -- Part 3. Interaections of the sound system with other areas of language -- 7. The sound system and listening -- 8. The sound system and grammar : inflectional morphology and parts of speech -- 9. The sound system and orthography -- Part 4. Issues in implementation -- 10. New directions in the teaching of pronunciation -- 11. Pronunciation in the language curriculum -- 12. Testing and evaluation -- Appendices -- Bibliography -- Answer key for "on the cassette" exercises -- Author index -- Subject index

Summary: Summary: "Teaching Pronunciation offers current and prospective teachers of English a comprehensive treatment of pronunciation pedagogy, drawing on both current theory and practice. The text provides: an overview of teaching issues from the perspective of different methodologies and second language acquisition research; innovative teaching techniques; a thorough grounding in the sound system of North American English; insight into how this sound system intersects with listening, morphology, and spelling; diagnostic tools and assessment measures; and suggestions for syllabus design." "Discussion questions encourage readers to draw on their personal language learning/teaching experiences as they assimilate the contents of each chapter. Follow-up exercises guide teachers in developing a range of classroom activities within a communicative framework. A training cassette offers practice in transcribing sounds and assessing learners' pronunciation."--BOOK JACKET.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Text	EWU Library Reserve Section	Non-fiction	428.007 MUT 1996 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	C-1	Not For Loan		19710

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 407-419) and indexes.

TOC List of figures and tables --
Preface --
Acknowledgments --
Transcription key --
Part 1. Pronunciation instruction in perspective --
1. The history and scope of pronunciation teaching --
2. Research on the teaching and acquisition of pronunciation skills --
Part 2. The sound system of North American English : an overview --
3. The consonant system --
4. The vowel system --
5. Stress, rhythm and adjustments in connected speech --
6. Prominence and intonation in discourse --
Part 3. Interaections of the sound system with other areas of language --
7. The sound system and listening --
8. The sound system and grammar : inflectional morphology and parts of speech --
9. The sound system and orthography --
Part 4. Issues in implementation --
10. New directions in the teaching of pronunciation --
11. Pronunciation in the language curriculum --
12. Testing and evaluation --
Appendices --
Bibliography --
Answer key for "on the cassette" exercises --
Author index --
Subject index

Summary:
"Teaching Pronunciation offers current and prospective teachers of English a comprehensive treatment of pronunciation pedagogy, drawing on both current theory and practice. The text provides: an overview of teaching issues from the perspective of different methodologies and second language acquisition research; innovative teaching techniques; a thorough grounding in the sound system of North American English; insight into how this sound system intersects with listening, morphology, and spelling; diagnostic tools and assessment measures; and suggestions for syllabus design." "Discussion questions encourage readers to draw on their personal language learning/teaching experiences as they assimilate the contents of each chapter. Follow-up exercises guide teachers in developing a range of classroom activities within a communicative framework. A training cassette offers practice in transcribing sounds and assessing learners' pronunciation."--BOOK JACKET.

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