English Pronunciation: An Introduction

Universidad Nacional de Córdoba

Lugar: CÓRDOBA; Año: 2010 p. 44

978-987-1308-69-9

Exposure to and imitation of appropriate models of spoken English are essential to the acquisition of a high performance level in pronunciation. The activities in this handbook consist of a set of exercises aimed at providing you with elementary practice in the recognition and production of a number of phonological features, with special attention to English vowel and consonant phonemes. These exercises are also expected to help you become aware of and develop different strategies that may prove useful to you as a learner of a foreign language and prospective EFL professional. Such strategies include: Using a pronouncing dictionary Resorting to the visual representation of sounds Associating symbol and sound Giving and receiving feedback from peers Pronunciation self-awareness Pronunciation self-assessment Self-confidence Self-monitoring Finally, this material will help you gain an insight into English as a foreign language, which will positively contribute to your language proficiency as a whole.