Introduction. - 1. The description of speech. What are the main features of pronunciation?. The physiology of pronunciation. The articulation of phonemes. Phonemic transcription. Phonetics and phonology. - 2. Teaching pronunciation. Why teach pronunciation?. Problems and approaches in pronunciation teaching. What pronunciation model to teach. Techniques and activities. Sample lessons. - 3. Vowels. The characteristics of the 'pure' vowels sounds. The characteristics of dipthong. Raising awareness of vowel sounds. Sample lessons. Further ideas for activities. - 4. Consonants. The characteristics of the consonant sounds. Raising awareness of consonant sounds. Sample lessons. Further ideas for activities. - 5. Word and sentence stress. What is word stress? What is unstress? Rules of word stress. Levels of stress. Sentences : Stress timing and syllable timing. Sentence stress and tonic syllables. Sentence stress and weak forms. Raising awareness of word and sentence stress. Sample lessons. Further ideas for activities. Putting sentence stress into perspective. - 6. Intonation. What is intonation, and why teach it?. Tones, tonic syllables and tone units. Grammar and intonation. Sample lessons. Attitude and intonation. Sample lessons. Discourse and intonation. Sample lessons. How teachable is intonation?. - 7. Other aspects of connected speech. Why 'other' aspects of connected speech?. Assimilation. Elision. Linking and intrusion. Juncture. Contractions. Should we teach these aspects of connected speech?. Sample lessons. - 8. Pronunciation and spelling. English spelling is not phonetic. Regular features of English pronunciation and spelling. Problems and approaches in the teaching of pronunciation and spelling. Sample lessons. - Task File. - Task File Key. - Appendices. Appendix A: Learners' reference chart of English sounds. Appendix B: Common pronunciation difficulties. Appendix C: Spelling and pronunciation tables. Appendix D: Further reading. - Index

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