phonology
21/5/2014
How do we teach phonology?
Pronunciation is a very important part in any language, just like grammar and vocabulary. In some ways pronunciation is operating all the time in the language activities. We do not teach pronunciation as a physical activity. Instead we teach it in two main non-physical ways:
1- Cognitive description and discussion (the way we talk about grammar and vocabulary) which in the case of pronunciation is like teaching someone to dance by talking about it
2-Repetition, which is like teaching someone to dance by telling them to watch me and do it.
Both have their place, but neither is based on the experience of the teacher, feeling kinesthetic insight into what their own muscles and tissues are actually doing when they speak, which would enable them to develop strategies to help their learners do the same. Unless learners are helped to renew their conscious kinesthetic contact with muscles to make pronunciation difference.
Very interesting Abdullah - based on your new knowledge of the physicality of pronunciation, how would you now go about teaching this skill?
ReplyDeleteyou did well my friend.
ReplyDeleteit is very exciting topic and it is very clear.
Just be careful about spelling such as (tow) .
Good luck
great topic .
ReplyDeleteDear Abdullah,
ReplyDeleteIt is really a nice topic to talk about. Because Phonology is a great and needed one as long as we are going to be teacher.
regards,