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A friend of mine recommended a teacher for me in order to master english, the problem is that she more focusing on pronunciation and neglecting other language aspects. Is it a good way to improve my english level or not?
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, those that focus on speaking and listening rather than reading and writing). There are several reasons: (1) Learning natural spoken pronunciation oneself enhances listening skills as well; students often have difficulty understanding spoken English because of native pronunciations different from their preconceptions. I use a number of reduction and liaison activities that show how native conversation differs from dictionary indications of word pronunciation.
- , those that focus on speaking and listening rather than reading and writing).
- There are several reasons: (1) Learning natural spoken pronunciation oneself enhances listening skills as well; students often have difficulty understanding spoken English because of native pronunciations different from their preconceptions.
- I use a number of reduction and liaison activities that show how native conversation differs from dictionary indications of word pronunciation.
- I also work on sentence stress patterns and rhythms.
- (2) Learning to read and write IPA instead of attempting transcriptions using L1 'equivalents' allows the student to record native pronunciation more accurately and understand the physics of speech.
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Obviously, teaching pronunciation to the exclusion of any other aspect of the language is not an effective way to learn; however, I do employ considerable pronunciation training and practice in my conversational English classes (i.e., those that focus on speaking and listening rather than reading and writing).
There are several reasons:
(1) Learning natural spoken pronunciation one
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