PRONUNCIATION MATERIALS spanish-pronunciation-tips

Materials and Teachers

needs of learners and teachers

less experienced teachers are more dependent on the coursebooks (Tomlinson, 2005)

lack of confidence

strong dependency on the course materials in teaching pronunciation

needs of teachers have not captured attention

influence of materials

teachers- first users of materials

teachers' decision- what to cover what to leave out

How should pronunciation materials be designed

Three General Principles

Intelligibility

Integration with other skills

Usable support for teachers

setting prioririties what to teach

context, connection with speaking, communicative purposes, based on realistic language (Hinkel, 2006)

additional examples, explanations, sufficient assistance

pronunciation materials should meet the needs of teachers with different L1 background (Harwood, 2010)

Research: Pronunciation in ELT Materials

4SB from three publication houses: were tested

Principle 2: Integrate Pronunciation with other skills

Principle 1: Make Intelligibility a Priority

Principle 3: Provide adequate support for teachers

Intonation (10 books) Word stress (9 books) Sentence stress (8 books) Linking and rythm (6 books each)

Grammar and vocabulary: English Unlimited, Touchstone, New Headway, and New Cutting

Speaking: face2face, New Total English, English in Common

Listening: Interchange, Top Notch

Pronunciation in a separate category: English File, English result, Speak Out

Provided all answers with core concepts: English File, face2face, Touchstone

Provided answers and rules, but without explanation: New headway, English in Common

Literature review

Stakeholders: learners, teachers, materials writers, and researchers (Tomlinson, 2012)

Materials deveopment - not only creation but evaluation, modification and investigation (Tomlinson, 2012)

Steps for indentified successfull materials development: (Jolly & Bolitho, 2011)

contextual realization

identification

exploration

pedagocial realization

physical production

socio-cultural context, religious ideas and stance (McDonough &Shaw, 2003)