Welcome to Pronunciation Class!

Jan 10, 2011

Contact InformationJennifer Foote

Ph. (587) 989-8392

E-mail: jenn.foote@gmail.com

Tracey Derwing

Ph. (780) 492-1472

E-mail: Tracey.Derwing@ualberta.ca

Our WebsiteWe have made a website for this class. You can

find all of your handouts, assignments, PowerPoint presentations, etc. on the website.

There are also some links you can use for extra practice.

www.workplacepronunciationclass.wikispaces.com

How will the classes be organized?

There will be two types of classesLessons

These will usually be with Jen. We will learn about and practice the pronunciation features that will help you the most.

FeedbackSome days Tracey will also come to AWW. On these

days we will divide the class and listen to your audio recordings with you to give you individualized feedback.

Using the recordersYou can keep your recorder for the length of the

course.

Your recorder has 2 mini disks. Each class you will bring the recorder to me and I will change the disk.

Every time you record, start the recording with your name and the assignment number.

To charge your mini disk player, use the cord to plug into a computer

How to get the most out of this course

Monitoring/noticing The most important thing you can do to change your

pronunciation is to notice when you say something differently to other people and correct it.

For the next three months, be your own monitor EVERYTIME you speak English.

Exposure Monitoring and noticing work great when you do them A

LOT. Try to spend more time speaking and listening to English

If you have an questions or want to learn about anything, just ask!

Basic vocabularySegment

a segment is an individual sound. e.g., the /p/ sound in the word “put”.

Word Stress If a sound is “stressed” in a word it means that it is stronger

than the other sounds. e.g., comPUter,

Sentence stress In sentences, some words are spoken more strongly than

others. This is called sentence stress.

Intonation Intonation is like the music of English. Our pitch changes as

we speak. These changes are referred to as our intonation.