What kind of accent to teach 教哪种英语语音？
Which accent should we teach？ –Either SSB or GA as a basis –Better to expose students to a variety of accents, so that they will be able to understand most people they meet.
Why is teaching phonetics important?
• Adding sounds • Putting stress on the wrong syllable in a
word • Putting stress on the wrong word in a
sentence • Using the wrong intonation pattern …
Phonic work
Without learning phonetic symbols （IPA）直拼法
Letters have sounds. (24) Sounds make up words. Letters combine in syllables to make words.
How to teach English phonetics
in junior secondary schools 初中英语语音教学
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Questions for discussion (思考题） Why teach phonetics 为什么教语音？ What kind of accent to teach 教哪种英语语音？ What to teach 语音教学包含哪些内容？ When to teach phonetics 何时安排语音教学？ How to teach phonetics 怎样教语音？
影响形象

Why is teaching phonetics important?
What problems do students have with English pronunciation? • Using the wrong sound • Making long vowels short • Leaving sounds out
Why teach phonetics 为什么教语音？
• To build up students’confidence in learning English 好语音能增强学习英语 的信心
• To improve intelligibility 语音影响表意 • To create a favorable impression 语音
6. Pronunciation and enunciation skills in reading aloud and speeches
7. English pronunciation differences in major English speaking countries (mainly taught in senior high school)
(G. Poedjosoedarmo, 2007)
What kind of accent to teach 教哪种英语语音？
What are the main varieties of English accent? –SSB (Standard Southern British) rather than RP (Received Pronunciation) –GA (General American)
syllables
What to teach 语音教学包含哪些内容？
• Consonant combinations (ch, dg, th, tch, ph, ng, nk)
• Consonant clusters (bl-, cl-, fl-, gl-, br-, cr-, sm-, sp-, pr-, qu-)
Why teach phonetics 为什么教语音？
• To help lay a good foundation for learning English vocabulary 语音为词汇学习打基础
• To help with listening and speaking 语音影 响听说
• To affect reading and writing 语音影响读写
• Syllabic sounds (–ble, -ple, -cle, -gle, -dle, -sin, -ten, -ven)
What to teach 语音教学包含哪些内容？
2. Word stress and sentence stress
3. Sound variation • liaison （连读） • incomplete explosive • weak form • assimilation （同化）
What to teach 语音教学包含哪些内容？
What is required in the Curriculum Standards? 1. Pronunciation of • 26 letters • a, e, i (y), o, u in stressed/unstressed
syllables • Vowel combinations in stressed syllables • Common vowel combinations in stressed
What to teach 语音教学包含哪些内容？
4. Intonation and rhythm • sense group and pausing • rising and falling tones • rhythm
What to teach 语音教学包含哪些内容？
5. Use of pronunciation, intonation, stress and rhythm in oral communication