An ipod of my Paper on How to Teach Phonetics to Rioplatense Students

 Academia.edu has published an ipod on my paper on How to Teach Phonetics to Rioplatense Students I had published some years ago.

Here I add the link for you to listen to it.  https://www.academia.edu/ai_podcast/47039385 

Learning humbleness from our great goal-keeper

 

I shared this video so that my former students and colleagues could develop their listening skill and, besides and more important, to help them perceive the wonderful attitude this great sportsman showed.

His English was described by the journalist as excellent, and I adhere to his opinion. Dibu speaks an excellent English for international communication, absolutely intelligible and with natural pacing. His intonation meant exactly what he intended to transmit and his sounds never interfered with intelligibility.

There is always someone who finds something to criticize. This is when my message goes: “Look at life from the positive side and you’ll have plenty to enjoy.”

This video makes me double happy. I feel proud to perceive an Argentine footballer speaking English with almost no accent, and his message shows incredible humbleness.

Maybe some of the listeners could take after him. 

                      

Intonation

Hi again!

Here I attach my video on intonation.

I'm planning to go on speaking about intonation.

Hope you enjoy watching this introduction.

 

 

PRONUNCIATION MATTERS_CONSONANTS_SONORANTS

In this video we are going to discuss SONORANTS.

There is specially interesting information about /h/. I share some explanations sent to me by Professor John Wells.

Enjoy!

PRONUNCIATION MATTERS_CONSONANTS_OBSTRUENTS

Hello again. 

Here I share a new PRONUNCIATION MATTERS video. This time I introduce Obstruents.

Hope you find it useful. 

Pronunciation matters_consonantal allophones

English Consonants_An Overview

 Hello again.

Today I'm sharing a new video on PRONUNCIATION MATTERS. This time, I'm presenting an overview of BBC English consonants.

Hope you find the video useful.

Rioplatense Spanish and BBC English consonants compared

Here I share another video analysing Rioplatense Spanish and BBC English consonants.

Hope it helps!

PRONUNCIATION MATTERS_SANTAFESINIAN PRONUNCIATION OF "S"

PRONUNCIATION MATTERS - BBC ENGLISH AND RIOPLATENSE SPANISH VOWELS COMPARED

 Here I add a new video to the series PRONUNCIATION MATTERS.

Hope you find it useful.

PRONUNCIATION MATTERS_GENERALITIES OF RIOPLATENSE SPANISH AND BBC ENGLIS...

I include a new video on PRONUNCIATION MATTERS.

Hope you find it useful.

PRONUNCIATION MATTERS_ESTABLISHING TEACHING PRIORITIES

 Following with the series of videos on PRONUNCIATION MATTERS, I discuss the features of pronunciation we should address according to the learning aim of our students and their proficiency level.

Hope it helps!

Some Pronunciation Practice

It is useful to practise pronunciation using some fun activities. 

Here I share a poem which gives lots of food for thought. We can work on pronunciation rules just reading it.

Hope it helps!

«A POEM ON ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION»

Here is some pronunciation.

Ration never rhymes with nation,

Say prefer, but preferable,

Comfortable and vegetable.

B must not be heard in doubt,

Debt and dumb both leave it out.

In the words psychology,

Psychic and psychiatry,

You must never sound the p.

Psychiatrist you call the man

Who cures the complex, if he can.

In architect, ch is k,

In arch it is the other way.

Please remember to say iron

So that it’ll rhyme with lion.

Advertisers advertise,

Advertisements will put you wise.

Time when work is done is leisure,

Fill it up with useful pleasure,

Accidental, accident,

Sound the g in ignorant.

Relative, but a relation,

Then say creature but creation.

Say the a in gas quite short,

Bought remember rhymes with thwart,

Drought must always rhyme with bout,

In daughter leave the gh out.

Wear a boot upon your foot,

Root can never rhyme with soot.

In muscle, sc is s,

In muscular, it’s sk, yes!

Choir must always rhyme with wire,

That again, will rhyme with liar.

Then, remember it’s address,

With an accent like possess.

G in sign must silent be,

In signature, pronounce the g.

Please remember, say towards

Just as if it rhymed with boards.

Weight’s like wait, but not like height,

Which should always rhyme with might

Sew is just the same as so,

Tie a ribbon in a bow.

When you meet the queen you bow,

Which again must rhyme with how.

In perfect English make a start.

Learn this little rhyme by heart.

PRONUNCIATION MATTERS_VIDEO 2

In this second video I'll speak about the reasons why we teach pronunciation.

PRONUNCIATION MATTERS_VIDEO 1

 I'm starting a new series of videos where I'm planning to share some teaching pronunciation tips that might help in-service teachers and students as well.

Hope it helps!