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Reflection/Discussion
Question
Can you think of an instance where
mispronunciation brought about confusion,
embarrassment, or some other type of problem?
What things have you noticed are hard for the
Vietnamese people to pronounce? (If you are
lucky enough to be Vietnamese, what was hard
for you to pronounce when you were learning?)
Ghoti
Why is this?
American English has over 40 phonemes YET the
alphabet has only 26 letters.
Dental // //
Post Alveolar / / //
// //
Palatal /j/
Glottal // /h/
Vietnamese single
phonemic issues
/s/ in the middle position,
// and // pronounced palatal affricative sounds,
/s/ and // pronounced /s/,
// and // pronounced /d/ and
/ch/, /z/ pronounced /s/, and
// pronounced // are caused by L1 transfer
/p/ v.s /f/
Ways to Practice
a) Minimal Pairs
dime time ( / d / and / t / )
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feet seat ( / f / and / s / )
and / t / )
Explaining the
articulation:
and
1 hand =
2 hands = s
Vowels
bea
t
8 boat
9 but
0 boot
Activity
Choose a partner. One person should be facing
away from this powerpoint.
The person facing the Powerpoint should read the
questions.
The person facing away from the Powerpoint
should answer them in the form of No, I
Then the partners switch positions. New questions
will be given.
Intonation
a) It indicates grammatical meaning.
Its a nice day isnt it? (asking for confirmation; fall in intonation)
Its a nice day isnt it? (asking a question; rise in intonation)
b) It indicates functions.
Sorry! (apology; fall in intonation)
Sorry? (please repeat; rise in intonation)
c) It can change meaning.
I want to see the teacher Sam. (Sam is the teacher.)
I want to see the teacher, Sam. (Speaker is talking to Sam.)
d) It indicates the speakers attitude.
Id like to borrow some money.
You would? (asking for confirmation)
You would. (annoyance and criticism)
Always Remember
a) Dont distort when you model.
b) Be consistent when you model.
c) Move around the room and listen.
d) Keep your language to a minimum.
e) Bring variety to the classroom.
f) Dont forget to praise!
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Err
Situation
One of your students is reading out-loud and
pronounces the word thistle as [dsl]
What do you do?
WHAT DO YOU DO
Error Correction
To decide whether to let an error go or not, you
should consider the following questions:
1.Does the mistake affect communication?
2.Are we concentrating on accuracy at the
moment?
3.Why did the student make the mistake?
4.Could the student react badly to my
correction?
5.Is this a mistake that several students are
making?
Drilling
a) Full class choral
b) Individual choral (not the original student)
c) Original student choral.
Your turn
Look back to your list from the beginning of the workshop
describing problems for Vietnamese learners.
Develop an activity to share on the teachers space.