The Phonemic Chart

Presentation on the phonemic chart and using it for English language teaching. For a voiced over presentation (free!) go to www.elt-training.com

1. elt-training.com Teacher training webinars Jo Gakonga [email protected] Fo r a free voiced over presentation of this, go to www.elt-training.com

2. The Phonemic Chart

3. What is it? IPA – The International Phonetic Alphabet

4. Phonemic or phonetic? Phonetics - the study of speech sounds Phoneme: basic sound unit of speech

5. Standard British English chart Why aren’t my sounds on this?

6. So, why learn this?

7. Advantages Captures the intangible A clear record U seful for correction H elps with dictionary use - learner independence S hows effect of connected speech clearly

8. Disadvantages Y ou need to learn it T hey need to learn it (which nationalities do know it?) C an be a heavy load - esp non- Roman alphabet

9. How is it divided? Consonants Vowels Dipthongs

10. Consonants Voiced/ unvoiced sounds

11. V owels

12. V owels Front Back

13. V owels closed open

14. Dipthongs

15. Important! / / s how that it’s the phonemic alphabet /bit/ bit

16. Should we teach it?

17. Schwa If nothing else, teach and use…

18. A common problem… /ə/ or /ʌ/ ? cup / kʌp / but cover / kʌvə /

19. Any vowel can be sounded as schwa import a nt m a terial

20. Any vowel can be sounded as schwa pap e r f e rocious

21. Any vowel can be sounded as schwa tang i ble g i raffe

22. Any vowel can be sounded as schwa intr o duce ph o netics (but not phoneme..)

23. Any vowel can be sounded as schwa pict u re neighb ou r

24. In fact, most unstressed vowels sound like… Ho mer Sim p son = O o O o

25. In fact, most unstressed vowels sound like… NB –this is often true but not always.. Depression o O o enough o O / i / / i /

26. Schwa in connected speech Where are you going? / weərəjəgəʊɪŋ / What do you do? / wɒdəjədu :/

27. Learning the chart Websites for writing it http://www.phonemicchart.com/ or you can use your keyboard Websites for learning it. http://cambridgeenglishonline.com/Phonetics_Focus/ http://www.teachingenglish.org.uk/activities/phonemic-chart http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/pronunciation/phonemic-chart-and-app/interactive-phonemic-chart/

28. Using the chart judiciously Showing that pronunciation isn’t as hard as it looks! t horough / θ ərə /

29. Using the chart judiciously cough / kɒf / / ɒf /

30. Using the chart judiciously Highlighting unexpected sounds image / ɪʤ / /ɪ/

31. Using the chart judiciously leisure / ʒə / /ʒ/

32. Using the chart judiciously Or missing ones.. knife / naɪf / knife

33. Activities for learners Correct the teacher 1 2 pack back poor bore row (/ rəʊ /) row (/ raʊ /) Ask a student to say one of the words and you point to it. If you point to the wrong word (i.e. the student wanted to say one word but said the other) the student tells you, the teacher, ‘No’ and then tries again.

34. Activities for learners Saying it right On the board write up a series of short phrases using phonemic script and ask your students to say them and work out exactly what is being said. i.e. /ˌ tentəˈtu :/ (ten to two), / knaɪˌhelpˈju :/ (Can I help you?), /ˌ neksˈpli:z / (Next please!) or /ˈ ɪzðeərenɪƟɪnˈtu :ˌ wi:t / (Is there anything to eat?). This kind of activity is both fun and informative. from Adrian Tennent on Onestop – http://www.onestopenglish.com/skills/pronunciation/pronunciation-matters/pronunciation-matters-sound-reasons-for-teaching-pronunciation/155507.article

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