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北京外国语大学
北京外国语大学网络教育学院
外语教学与研究出版社
名师外语讲座系列
北京外国语大学 北京市民讲外语活动
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How to Improve Your English Pronunciation
Presented by Prof. Tu Pei
名师外语讲座系列(二)
Five Questions
1
What is good English pronunciation?
2
Why is good pronunciation so important?
3
What impede or enhance the acquisition of a reasonable pronunciation?
4
What are the priorities for Chinese learners?
5
What are the tips on good English pronunciation?
1
What is good English pronunciation?
to develop a clear, understandable pronunciation with appropriate intonation and stress
A lofty goal
A modest, realistic goal
sound like native speakers
2
Why is good pronunciation so important?
is being understood by a listener in a given situation
Intelligibility
is the most sensible goal.
Poor, unintelligible speech will make your attempts at conversing frustrating and unpleasant both for yourself and for your listeners.
Intelligibility
3
What impede or enhance the acquisition of a reasonable pronunciation?
The learner’s native language
The learner’s age
The learner’s exposure
The learner’s innate ic ability
The learner’s attitude and motivation
The learner’s speech habit
4
What are the priorities for Chinese learners?
weak forms
word stress
sentence stress
intonation
rhythm
Priority aspects for Chinese learners
5
What are the tips on good English pronunciation?
Be aware of the major differences between Chinese and English pronunciations
Be aware of the special features of English that are most difficult for the Chinese learners
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5
What are the tips on good English pronunciation?
Chinese is a tone language while English is a highly stressed language.
Apart from the vowel qualities and consonant qualities, stresses play a very important role in conveying the meaning of a sentence in English.
Example:
The girl gave the money to her father.
5
What are the tips on good English pronunciation?
Example:
coming letter beautiful
report myself forget