Discusses the recent shift in the use of English by nonnative speakers using English for international communication, resulting in nonnative speakers of the language outnumbering native speakers. Argues that this shift has serious implications for English language teaching pedagogy, principally with regard to phonology and pronunciation.…

The current emphasis in second language teaching lies in the achievement of communicative effectiveness. In line with this approach, pronunciation training is nowadays geared towards helping learners avoid serious pronunciation errors, rather than eradicating the finest traces of foreign accent. However, to devise optimal pronunciation training…

At the request of beginning English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) students and their teachers, pronunciation problems of Spanish and Vietnamese speaking learners were identified and prioritized by ESL teaching staff. Under the direction of the project director, resources to help teachers aid their students in addressing these problems were identified…

Methods designed to effectively teach pronunciation to university level nonnative speakers of English are described. Following a historical overview of educators' attitudes toward the relative importance of teaching pronunciation, teaching techniques that have been used in the past are surveyed. The relevance of the communicative approach is…

The purpose of this text is to introduce the Oromo language, spoken in parts of Ethiopia and Kenya, to Peace Corps volunteers. The Oromo language (also referred to as Galla) used in the text is based on the standard language spoken in the western and southwestern provinces of Wollega, Illubabor, and Kaffa. However, with dialectal differences taken…

A brief review of the theory and techniques of programmed instruction as it is implemented in the teaching of foreign languages in this country. (RM)

DESIGNED FOR SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH, THIS INTRODUCTORY COURSE IN VIETNAMESE EMPHASIZES PRONUNCIATION DRILLS AND PRACTICE IN EVERYDAY DIALOGS THAT CAN BE USED WITH AN INSTRUCTOR OR ADAPTED FOR SELF-INSTRUCTION. THIS FIRST OF TWO VOLUMES CONTAINS A PRONUNCIATION GUIDE BASED ON LISTENING, CONTRASTING, RECOGNIZING, AND IMITATING THE BASIC SOUNDS AND…

THE SIX PAPERS COLLECTED IN THIS VOLUME DISCUSS CHANGES WHICH HAVE OCCURRED IN FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION IN RECENT YEARS. THE PRINCIPAL PRESENTATION MADE AT THE CONFERENCE, "SOME THOUGHTS ON PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE," BY W. FREEMAN TWADDELL, DEALS PRIMARILY WITH THE PROBLEMS FACING THE PROGRAMER WHO WORKS WITH PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE…

THIS BASIC COURSE IN MENDE, A TONE LANGUAGE OF LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE, IS DESIGNED TO BE TAUGHT BY A LINGUIST AND AN INFORMANT TO LINGUISTICALLY ORIENTED STUDENTS. THE TEXT COMPRISES TWO SECTIONS, THE FIRST CONTAINING A VOCABULARY, USEFUL PHRASES AND "NARRATIVE DRILLS" TO ACCOMPANY THE 18 SLIDES PREPARED FOR THE COURSE. THE NARRATIVES…

THIS SHORT COURSE IN MENDE (A TONE LANGUAGE OF LIBERIA AND SIERRA LEONE) IS AN ABRIDGEMENT OF THE BASIC COURSE IN MENDE AND CONSISTS OF THE MOST "IMMEDIATELY USEFUL" PARTS OF THE BASIC COURSE. THESE PARTS INCLUDE A VOCABULARY, USEFUL PHRASES, AND "NARRATIVE DRILLS" TO BE USED WITH THE ACCOMPANYING 18 SLIDES, IN ADDITION TO…

This self-instructional book is designed for students interested in learning to speak present-day standard Albanian. It is intended to be used in conjunction with a teacher or with tape recordings that can serve as a model for oral/aural exercises. The 30 units provide material for about 180 hours of study. Each unit consists of five parts: (1)…

This pocket-sized guide is designed to enable the learner to carry on simple conversations in Spanish. It is not intended to give a complete command of the Spanish language. The first section, "Useful Words and Phrases," includes these topics: Greetings and General Phrases, Location (e.g. Where is the restaurant?), Directions (e.g. to the right),…

This teaching guide, developed with ESEA Title I funds, outlines an oral English program to help Mexican-American students eliminate nonstandard pronunciation and usage. Along with lessons to motivate the students and to teach them certain language concepts, the guide contains pronunciation, usage, and oral emphasis lessons and followup drills,…

The present volume, containing lessons with practice and review exercises, offers a systematic presentation of the symbols of the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA) most widely used as a simplified means of representing the pronunciation of General American English. The transcription symbols presented are those primarily employed by Kenyon and…

"An English Pronunciation Course for Puerto Rican Seventh-Graders" grew out of a similar remedial pronunciation course for freshmen at the University of Puerto Rico. One of the linguistic principles involved in teaching young adults a foreign language concerns the fact that "linguistic acquisition is stabilized by puberty," and language learning…