Teza de licenta - Teaching Pronunciation to Young Learners - ID:04062 - Volum 46 pagini
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1. INTRODUCTION ................................................6
2. THEORETICAL PART ..........................................8
2.1 YOUNG LEARNERS ...........................................8
2.1.1 Characteristics of young learners ...................8
2.1.1.1 Children under seven years old ...................9
2.1.1.2 Children of seven to twelve years old .......... 9
2.1.2 Cognitive development .................................10
2.2 TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS..........11
2.2.1 Teaching English through English ....................11
2.2.2 Choosing the right activity .............................12
2.2.2.1 Variety of activity ......................................12
2.2.2.2 Variety of organisation ...............................13
2.2.2.3 Routines ..................................................13
2.2.3 Students’ involvement .................................14
2.3 TEACHING PRONUNCIATION ..................................................... 16
2.3.1 When to start teaching pronunciation? ........................................ 16
2.3.2 Why teach pronunciation? ............................................................ 17
2.3.3 Factors affecting pronunciation learning .................................... 17
2.3.3.1 The age factor ........................................................................... 17
2.3.3.2 Exposure ................................................................................... 18
2.3.3.3 Mother tongue .......................................................................... 18
2.3.4 Techniques and activities for teaching pronunciation ................. 19
2.3.4.1 Balance of productive and receptive skills ............................... 19
2.3.4.2 Listening activities .................................................................... 20
2.3.4.3 Drilling ..................................................................................... 20
2.3.4.4 Minimal pairs activities ............................................................ 21
2.3.4.5 Chants, rhymes and songs ........................................................ 21
2.3.4.6 Further suggestions for pronunciation teaching ....................... 22
3. PRACTICAL PART .............................................................................. 23
3.1 TOPIC 1: /æ/ vs. /ʌ/ ............................................................................. 25
3.1.1 Lesson plan ................................................................................... 25
3.1.2 Comments and evaluation ............................................................ 26
3.2 TOPIC 2: /v/ vs. /w/ ............................................................................. 27
3.2.1 Lesson plan ................................................................................... 27
3.2.2 Comments and evaluation ............................................................ 28
3.3 TOPIC 3: /θ/ vs. /ð/ ............................................................................. 29
3.3.1 Lesson plan ................................................................................... 29
3.3.2 Comments and evaluation ............................................................ 30
3.4 TOPIC 4: WORD STRESS ................................................................ 31
3.4.1 Lesson plan ................................................................................... 31
3.4.2 Comments and evaluation ............................................................ 32
3.5 TOPIC 5: RHYTHM .......................................................................... 33
3.5.1 Lesson plan ................................................................................... 33
3.5.2 Comments and evaluation ............................................................ 34
4. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................... 35
Works Cited ...................................................................................................... 36
Appendixes ........................................................................................................ 38
2. THEORETICAL PART ..........................................8
2.1 YOUNG LEARNERS ...........................................8
2.1.1 Characteristics of young learners ...................8
2.1.1.1 Children under seven years old ...................9
2.1.1.2 Children of seven to twelve years old .......... 9
2.1.2 Cognitive development .................................10
2.2 TEACHING ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS..........11
2.2.1 Teaching English through English ....................11
2.2.2 Choosing the right activity .............................12
2.2.2.1 Variety of activity ......................................12
2.2.2.2 Variety of organisation ...............................13
2.2.2.3 Routines ..................................................13
2.2.3 Students’ involvement .................................14
2.3 TEACHING PRONUNCIATION ..................................................... 16
2.3.1 When to start teaching pronunciation? ........................................ 16
2.3.2 Why teach pronunciation? ............................................................ 17
2.3.3 Factors affecting pronunciation learning .................................... 17
2.3.3.1 The age factor ........................................................................... 17
2.3.3.2 Exposure ................................................................................... 18
2.3.3.3 Mother tongue .......................................................................... 18
2.3.4 Techniques and activities for teaching pronunciation ................. 19
2.3.4.1 Balance of productive and receptive skills ............................... 19
2.3.4.2 Listening activities .................................................................... 20
2.3.4.3 Drilling ..................................................................................... 20
2.3.4.4 Minimal pairs activities ............................................................ 21
2.3.4.5 Chants, rhymes and songs ........................................................ 21
2.3.4.6 Further suggestions for pronunciation teaching ....................... 22
3. PRACTICAL PART .............................................................................. 23
3.1 TOPIC 1: /æ/ vs. /ʌ/ ............................................................................. 25
3.1.1 Lesson plan ................................................................................... 25
3.1.2 Comments and evaluation ............................................................ 26
3.2 TOPIC 2: /v/ vs. /w/ ............................................................................. 27
3.2.1 Lesson plan ................................................................................... 27
3.2.2 Comments and evaluation ............................................................ 28
3.3 TOPIC 3: /θ/ vs. /ð/ ............................................................................. 29
3.3.1 Lesson plan ................................................................................... 29
3.3.2 Comments and evaluation ............................................................ 30
3.4 TOPIC 4: WORD STRESS ................................................................ 31
3.4.1 Lesson plan ................................................................................... 31
3.4.2 Comments and evaluation ............................................................ 32
3.5 TOPIC 5: RHYTHM .......................................................................... 33
3.5.1 Lesson plan ................................................................................... 33
3.5.2 Comments and evaluation ............................................................ 34
4. CONCLUSION ....................................................................................... 35
Works Cited ...................................................................................................... 36
Appendixes ........................................................................................................ 38
