Teaching Pronunciation: A Reference for Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages

by Marianne Celce-Murcia , Donna M. Brinton , Janet M. Goodwin

• ISBN13: 9780521406949
• ISBN10: 0521406943
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1996-10-13
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press

Summary

This thorough book, drawing on theory and practice, offers a comprehensive treatment of pronunciation pedagogy. Teaching Pronunciation offers current and prospective teachers of English a comprehensive treatment of pronunciation pedagogy, drawing on current theory and practice. An overview of teaching issues from the perspective of different methodologies and second language acquisition research is provided. It has a thorough grounding in the sound system of North American English, and contains insights into how this sound system intersects with listening, morphology, and spelling. It also contains diagnostic tools, assessment measures, and suggestions for syllabus design. Follow-up exercises guide teachers in developing a range of classroom activities within a communicative framework.

Table of Contents

List of Figures and Tables	vii
Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xi
Transcription Key	xii
Part I Pronunciation Instruction in Perspective	1	(34)
The History and Scope of Pronunciation Teaching	2	(12)
Research on the Teaching and Acquisition of Pronunciation Skills	14	(21)
Part II The Sound System of North American English: An Overview	35	(186)
The Consonant System	37	(56)
The Vowel System	93	(38)
Stress, Rhythm, and Adjustments in Connected Speech	131	(44)
Prominence and Intonation in Discourse	175	(46)
Part III Intersections of the Sound System with Other Areas of Language	221	(68)
The Sound System and Listening	222	(25)
The Sound System and Grammar: Inflectional Morphology and Parts of Speech	247	(22)
The Sound System and Orthography	269	(20)
Part IV Issues in Implementation	289	(118)
New Directions in the Teaching of Pronunciation	290	(29)
Pronunciation in the Language Curriculum	319	(22)
Testing and Evaluation	341	(66)
Appendices
Appendix 1 Differences Between NAE (North American English) and British English	363	(8)
Appendix 2 Comparison of Phonetic and Phonemic Alphabets	371	(2)
Appendix 3 Positional Occurrence of NAE Consonants	373	(2)
Appendix 4 English Syllable Structure	375	(1)
Appendix 5 Distribution of Vowels Before Nasal Consonants	376	(1)
Appendix 6 Commonly Reduced Function Words	377	(3)
Appendix 7 Constraints on Contraction and Blending	380	(2)
Appendix 8 Irregular Verbs in English	382	(5)
Appendix 9 Tense-Lax Vowel Alternations in Stressed Syllables of Base Forms and Derived Words	387	(2)
Appendix 10 Consonant Letter-Sound Correspondences and Variations (including digraphs)	389	(6)
Appendix 11 Systematic Differences in British and American Spelling	395	(1)
Appendix 12 Profile Questionnaire Used at UCLA	396	(2)
Appendix 13 Diagnostic Passage and Accent Checklist	398	(2)
Appendix 14 ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for Speaking	400	(3)
Appendix 15 Speech Intelligibility/Communicability Index for Describing Speech and Evaluating Its Impact on Communication	403	(1)
Appendix 16 Speaking Performance Scale for UCLA Oral Proficiency Test for Nonnative TAs	404	(1)
Appendix 17 Self-Evaluation Form: Interview Role Plays	405	(2)
Bibliography	407	(13)
Answer Key for ``On the Cassette'' Exercises	420	(7)
Author Index	427	(2)
Subject Index	429