Ipa Linguistics

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Monterey Washington and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit gave an introduction to the studies of linguistics, and gave a brief overview on phonology and phonetics. The difference between stress and intonation was made clear in the beginning. I then learned about both the MANNER and the PLACE of articulation (i.e. the place of e.g. the tongue, or whether air is released or not when making a sound). The sheets provided a copy of the IPA chart, and I was thus able to \"translate\" sentences written in the phonetic script into \"normal\" words....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Huzhou and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit was more closely resembling linguistic classes I've had in the past. It is indeed going on phonology and pronunciation, but also working greatly with how we intonate and pronounce our words. I like that it talked about IPA, the mouth placement, and also how we articulate our words. I have a minor in linguistics, and all of this stuff is very important to understand how to properly pronounce and articulate our words. The knowledge of rather something in a fricative, affricative, liquid, etc....  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Bernard Iowa and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: In Unit 13 methods of teaching pronunciation and phonology was introduced. The first half of the unit focuses on Pronunciations, including Intonation, Stress (in syllables, words, or lack of), and Sound joining. The second half of the unit focuses on Phonology, introducing linguistic topics such as the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) and Articulation (place and manner). Through this unit I have learned that pronunciation is an often neglected aspect of TEFL due to it being very abstract. I found...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs United States Cedar Rapids and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: From my past experience in language and linguistics classes, I am familiar with the IPA, the places and manners of articulation of speech, and the importance of stress in a word in a sentence. Although I am familiar with these topics, reading this unit's suggestions of how to teach and explain them to EFL students was very helpful, especially the classroom strategies for learning English rhythm and intonation. The ideas of humming the the fluctuations of tone without word as well as...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Solapur India and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: This unit I found very interesting and in fact a bit of a review. I did take a few Italian linguistics courses in University, so we did cover IPA, phonetics, and the differences between now and where certain sounds (phonemes) are pronounced. As for teaching pronunciation, stress, intonation, it can be quite frustrating. With the use of games, peer dictation, and using my own mouth, especially with little mirrors (so students can see how the tongue is activated during articulation) these lessons can...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Certification Douala Cameroon and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: Of all the sections thus far, this unit was the most foreign to me. As a native speaker, I have never learned IPA before. Nor have I given much thought to the physical/anatomical production of sounds. This unit introduces us to these topics from a linguistic point of view while also suggesting several teaching methods. I certainly need to review these topics more. If they're foreign to me, imagine how they are for new learners.Conditionals is a topic that time should be taken with when...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Windsor Canada and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: I was studying linguistics in university, so phonology was part of my major, and I'm very familiar with it. So this chapter is more like a review of my old study. But I do feel the importance of teaching phonetics to students, just as the unit said. I found that the teaching skills for phonology are very practical, I would like to try them out during my class next time! In my experience, most students are very interested in learning IPA, so that they can read new words by themselves. I think it...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs China Kaifeng and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: said: I really liked this lesson even though it was hard. My major in college was anthropology and so I of course had to take linguistic courses, but I didn't go far into that subject. Like I already knew it is a difficult subject and it's hard for me to remember the IPA (so taking a test was difficult). At the same time though reading through the phonetic script is always fun for me even though it's difficult. It's easier to read it aloud. So this unit was a great review for me and brought back to mind...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Certificate TESOL Celta and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: J.B. - Australia said: Phonetics and PhonologyPhonetics and phonology are the names given to the two different areas in the study of linguistic sounds and sound patterns, produced when speaking in ones native tongue or language. Although both areas are similar in that they both study the science of speech, there are differences between the two. While phonetics specifically centres on how speech is made and heard, phonology is more involved with recognizing and understanding the patterns and the different...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about Lessons TESOL Refresher and apply today to be certified to teach English abroad. You could also be interested in: This is how our TEFL graduates feel they have gained from their course, and how they plan to put into action what they learned: J. K. - Japan said: In total, I have learned to rethink purpose and variation in the classroom. As teachers, everything we do must be purposeful because it has an effect on the classroom environment, attitudes and motivation, effective understanding, perceived and/or real fairness, a balance between what skills are presented, how students understand their role and the teacher’s role, and participation. All of this affects learning. So, the teacher’s attitude toward teaching and interacting in the...  [Read more]

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