The World of Language

Linguistics is a fascinating discipline as it's about an activity without which human existence cannot be imagined. This blog is conceived as a site for those offering to study topics of linguistics in the undergraduate and post-graduate courses. Obviously, it deals with the basics, for they are the foundations on which further growth of interest depends. This blog is also aimed at dissolving the myth of linguistics being a complex and tough subject.

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

The Relation between Reading and Speeling

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Reading and spelling are closely related. Reading does help spelling. However, it cannot be asserted that one leads to the other. In the pas...
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Monday, September 11, 2006

Teaching Pronunciation (19)

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STRATEGIES FOR THE CORRECTION OF PRONUNCIATION ERRORS Paulston and Bruder (1976) suggest the following: Correct errors immediately at single...
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Teaching Pronunciation (18)

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SOUND-SPELLING CORRESPONDENCE Since there is much variation between spelling and pronunciation, it is better to teach these together. When a...
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Saturday, September 09, 2006

Teaching Pronunciation (17)

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PRONUNCIATION EXERCISES Some of the exercises used in standard textbooks in giving pronunciation practice for stress and intonation are list...
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Teaching Pronunciation (16)

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HOW DO WE PRACTICE STRESS AND INTONATION? The easiest way for students to practice stress and intonation is by repetition. Prepare sets of ...
Wednesday, September 06, 2006

Teaching Pronunciation (15)

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INTONATION Intonation is speech melody, the way our voice goes up and down as we speak. Intonation is very important in expressing meaning, ...

Teaching Pronunciation (14)

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TEACHING STRESS As a teacher of TESOL, you should know what a syllable is. You should be able to identify the syllables in an utterance. Tra...
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Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Teaching Pronunciation (13)

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PRACTICE IN CONTEXT ONLY Always practice in a meaningful context by asking students appropriate questions. In the early part of the pronunci...

Teaching Pronunciation (12)

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CLASSROOM PRACTICE “Pronunciation instruction has been presented in various ways. First there is model of imitation . . . A second technique...
Saturday, September 02, 2006

Teaching Pronunciation (11)

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HELPFUL HINTS FOR TEACHING PRONUNCIATION Focus only on those sounds which are causing difficulty to the students. The following steps may be...
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