Mispronouncing Words

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Boys Town Nebraska 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: The unit is all about Intonation, Stress and Articulation. It is like a scientific explanation of how we pronounce words, the position of the tongue, the importance of the three in a sentence. It teaches the importance of speaking correctly as mispronouncing a word may lead to message being not conveyed properly or with wrong intonation or stress, the message may form a different meaning to the receiver. I also learn a little bit of the Phonemic alphabet which is fun that i am able to read those...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Warner South Dakota 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 learned how we can effectively teach pronunciation to students by learning ourselves how sound is formed using our mouth and the different types of classification that this involves. i always self-taught myself how to pronounce word, either by watching TV or by being made fun of for mispronouncing something. With this new material I have actually learned how the Phonetic script looks and will definitely learn it by heart so i can explain and make my lesson more productive. It was an eye opener...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Zaragoza 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: H.R. - Korea said: The phonemic alphabet was a complete mystery! For someone who has spoken English my whole life and speaks and reads well, I have never seen it before. I must conclude that I would only use it as a last resort as it confused me as an English speaker. That aside, I now see the real value in taking the time to make sure that words and meanings are accompanied by an emphasis on correct pronunciation. As most students are not likely to put as much emphasis on correctly articulating every word but on...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Surrey Park Delaware 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 deals with teaching Pronunciation and Phonology. Generaly, when teaching in the classroom, teachers focus on all aspects of the language but usually neglect to teach phonology or pronunciation. This unit explains the phonetic alphabet, the division between vowels, semi vowels and consonants. When dealing with consonants, they can be classified according to their voicing, manner of articulation or place of articulation. mispronouncing words can sometimes lead to misunderstandings and...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Jobs Maringa Brazil 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 provides detailed insight into the various tenses used in English language sentence structure. Specifically, the present simple, present continuous/progressive, present perfect and present perfect continuous tenses. I have learned about the usage, grammatical structure, as well as various teaching ideas implemented in student lessons for each specific tense. The teaching ideas presented in this unit have been paired with the ESA (Engage, Study Activate) teaching methodology, and they seem...  [Read more]

Check out tefl tesol about TESOL Salvador 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: M.D. - Italy said: This unit was about watching and evaluating how things go during a lesson. In watching the two videos it is helpful for new teachers to see this and to be aware of the pitfalls that many teachers fall into. The first video was so painful to watch as you could feel the frustration and confusion of the students. The teacher used language that was too technically and never explained anything. The first video was not teaching but just talking at people. The students in the first video at no point in...  [Read more]