Teaching pronunciation : a reference for teachers of English to speakers of other languages / Marianne Celce-Murcia, Donna M. Brinton, Janet M. Goodwin.

Accompanied by: 1 volume (sound cassette)

Includes bibliographical references (pages 407-419) and index.

List of Figures and Tables -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Transcription Key -- Pt. I. Pronunciation Instruction in Perspective -- Ch. 1. The History and Scope of Pronunciation Teaching -- Ch. 2. Research on the Teaching and Acquisition of Pronunciation Skills -- Pt. II. The Sound System of North American English: An Overview -- Ch. 3. The Consonant System -- Ch. 4. The Vowel System -- Ch. 5. Stress, Rhythm, and Adjustments in Connected Speech -- Ch. 6. Prominence and Intonation in Discourse -- Pt. III. Intersections of the Sound System with Other Areas of Language -- Ch. 7. The Sound System and Listening -- Ch. 8. The Sound System and Grammar: Inflectional Morphology and Parts of Speech -- Ch. 9. The Sound System and Orthography -- Pt. IV. Issues in Implementation -- Ch. 10. New Directions in the Teaching of Pronunciation -- Ch. 11. Pronunciation in the Language Curriculum -- Ch. 12. Testing and Evaluation -- Appendix 1. Differences Between NAE (North American English) and British English -- Appendix 2. Comparison of Phonetic and Phonemic Alphabets -- Appendix 3. Positional Occurrence of NAE Consonants -- Appendix 4. English Syllable Structure -- Appendix 5. Distribution of Vowels Before Nasal Consonants -- Appendix 6. Commonly Reduced Function Words -- Appendix 7. Constraints on Contraction and Blending -- Appendix 8. Irregular Verbs in English -- Appendix 9. Tense-Lax Vowel Alternations in Stressed Syllables of Base Forms and Derived Words -- Appendix 10. Consonant Letter-Sound Correspondences and Variations (including digraphs) -- Appendix 11. Systematic Differences in British and American Spelling -- Appendix 12. Profile Questionnaire Used at UCLA -- Appendix 13. Diagnostic Passage and Accent Checklist -- Appendix 14. ACTFL Proficiency Guidelines for Speaking -- Appendix 15. Speech Intelligibility/Communicability Index for Describing Speech and Evaluating Its Impact on Communication -- Appendix 16. Speaking Performance Scale for UCLA Oral Proficiency Test for Nonnative TAs -- Appendix 17. Self-Evaluation Form: Interview Role Plays -- Bibliography -- Answer Key for "On the Cassette" Exercises -- Author Index -- Subject Index.

"This course offers current and prospective teachers of English a comprehensive treatment of pronunciation pedagogy, drawing on both current theory and practice. The text provides: - an overview of teaching issues from the perspective of different methodologies and second language acquisition research - innovative teaching techniques - a thorough grounding in the sound system of North American English - insight into how this sound system intersects with spelling, morphology, listening, and discourse - diagnostic tools and assessment measures - suggestions for syllabus design. Discussion questions and exercises encourage teachers to draw on their personal language learning/teaching experience as they assimilate the contents of each chapter. A training cassette offers practice in assessing learners' pronunciation."--Publisher description.

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