Lets Practice Pronunciation wk 6 HELPS Weekly workshops. Monday - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

HELPS Higher Education Language & Presentation Support Let’s Practice Pronunciation – wk 6

HELPS • Weekly workshops. • Monday to Friday for 15 minute Drop In advice, 1:1 consultations, Conversations, Buddy Program and ‘Write Now’ Mon -Thurs afternoons. • HELPS at the Library and Building 10. • Check out Self-Help Resources http://www.uts.edu.au/current- students/support/helps/about-helps Contact us UTS:HELPS 2

• English pronunciation has a distinct rhythm, so that some sounds are longer and some shorter. • One syllable will always be stressed in multi-syllable English words (‘ferry). • Stress on particular words in a sentence stress affects its meaning (I love you). • Pronouncing word endings are very important for meaning . • English consonants letters don’t always reflect the sound they make (ch/s). • English vowels can be long, short or combined sounds. Review UTS:HELPS 3

The English language phonemic chart – 26 letters, 16 consonant sounds and almost 20 vowel sounds! A quick quiz in using your dictionary and a phonemic chart to check the pronunciation of words. This week UTS:HELPS 4

• ‘Sounds’ app – free (British and American options) • British Council English phonemic chart • https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/ teacheng/files/TEphonemic_GreyBlue2_0. swf English sounds UTS:HELPS 5

• There are 16 consonant sounds that sound the same as the letter eg. /p/, /t/, /n/ - (2 tricky ones, /j/ and /k/). • 7 other consonant sounds are represented by symbols. • While there are 5 English vowel letters (a,e,i,o,u), there are over 4 times that many different vowel sounds represented by symbols. 26 English letters but… UTS:HELPS 6

FOR THE EXERCISE YOU WILL NEED • ‘Sounds’ app – free (British and American options) OR • British Council English phonemic chart • https://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/sites/teacheng/files /TEphonemic_GreyBlue2_0.swf Becoming friends with your dictionary! UTS:HELPS 7

Overall aim of workshops – to increase your confidence in English pronunciation so you can take part in subject discussions and verbal assignments. Outcomes • You can describe the importance of word stress, sentence stress and speech intonation to making meaning in English. • You can explain the sounds that make up English to continue improving your own pronunciation. • Hear English pronunciation modelled by experienced speakers. • Receive feedback on your pronunciation to identify areas for you to improve. Learning Objectives UTS:HELPS 8