How do you address pronunciation challenges faced by students from different linguistic backgrounds?
Teaching language requires a great deal of linguistic agility, cultural awareness, and adaptability; also, pronunciation issues might take different forms depending on the student’s mother tongue. Before tackling phonetic issues faced by students from diverse linguistic backgrounds, I determine the particular phonetic challenges that are common to speakers of their mother tongue. This enables me to modify my teaching strategy to successfully address those specific problems. I then use a variety of strategies to assist students in overcoming these obstacles. To create an environment where students feel comfortable working on their pronunciation skills, I continually give constructive feedback and encourage them to self-correct.
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Hi Aya, thanks for your comment. Minimal pair exercises, in my opinion, are a really fantastic way to help students learn how to between similar sounds and enhance their listening abilities. Furthermore, using tongue twisters and targeted practice exercises makes it easier for students to get used to unfamiliar sounds and sound combinations. Cheers:-)
I always motivate my students even if they have mistakes. Constant motivation makes them more cheerful. I also try to show them some clips which provide practice exercises on pronunciation related to that subject. I also make them practice in small groups since it can help them hear and produce sounds more accurately.
I think as much as we practice, as much we learn faster. So the student should practice. I will equally encourage him/her to listen more.
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We learn phonemes when we're very little, either from our parents or in school. We also learn them in the context of our language, region, or local accent. For me, it's back to listen and repeat and using children's flash cards. It's a really fun exercise.
Yes, some sounds are not in other languages so it can raise an issue if you have never learned how to move your mouth and tongue to pronounce it. However it is simply a matter of practice once you know the technique required!
You said:"I then use a variety of strategies to assist students in overcoming these obstacles" Give us please 1 strategy you use and an example how you use it.
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- Would you like to practice and learn a little bit Portuguese?
I'd like to share with you a demo exercise: Olá! Neste exercício, vamos praticar o uso de preposições em português. Leia atentamente cada pergunta e escolha a opção correta que completa a frase. Boa sorte! 1. Qual preposição completa a frase: "Eu vou __________ praia amanhã." a) para a b) com c) em d) de 2. Qual preposição completa a frase: "Eu gosto de jogar futebol __________ tarde." a) na b) para c) com d) de 3. Qual preposição completa a frase: "Eu moro __________ Brasil." a) no b) em c) para d) de 4. Qual preposição completa a frase: "Eu estudo __________ manhã." a) para b) com c) em d) de 5. Qual preposição completa a frase: "Eu vou __________ cinema com meus amigos." a) para o b) com c) em d) de
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Unfortunately I know nothing about Portuguese
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Actually, when we say walk in the street, we don't know which street exactly, but when we say walk on the street, we exactly know which street they are walking on. For example: she was walking on st.jose street. Plus we can use along the streer instead
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Through modeling, where the teacher provides a clear model of the pronunciation, and the student repeats it. Secondly, phonetic transcription using the International phonetic Alphabet (IPA) which can help the student understand how words are pronounced. Another way could be using tongue twisters, which can be a fun and helpful way for practicing pronunciation , especially for sounds that are difficult to pronounce. The last way could be recordings, where students could listen to native speakers and imitate how they pronounce words.
