COURSE SUMMARY:
The course aims to familiarise participants with how sounds are made in English, common learner problems of different nationalities, the phonemic script as a classroom tool and practical exercises to use with students.
WHO IS THIS COURSE FOR?
This course is designed for English teachers who would like to polish or enhance their teaching pronunciation skills and knowledge of pronunciation.
COURSE REQUIREMENTS:
- Admission requirements: B1+ level of English
- Minimum class size: 4 students for course to run.
- Necessary equipment: Participants should bring their own laptop to work on projects
COURSE OBJECTIVES AND INTENDED SKILLS:
By the end of the course, participants will:
- have observed experienced teachers and reflected on their own teaching.
- have looked at the theory of how sounds are made.
- be confident using the phonemic chart.
- have increased awareness of individual sounds, features of connected speech, word stress, rules,
- sentence stress and intonation.
- have practised transcribing spoken language.
- have experienced a number of practical classroom activities to help students improve their pronunciation.
- be able to integrate pronunciation as a regular feature of classroom practice.
SAMPLE PROGRAMME:
1) Monday:
- Pronunciation beliefs - The phonemic chart Part 1
- Lesson Observation
- The phonemic chart Part 2 - Practical activity for the classroom
2) Tuesday:
- How sounds are made - Pronunciation rules
- Lesson Observation
- Word stress - Practical activity for the classroom
3) Wednesday
- Sentence stress and weak forms
- Lesson Observation
- Common Learner errors - Practical activity for the classroom -
- Project: lesson preparation part 1
4) Thursday
- Features of connected speech
- Lesson Observation
- Rhythm and intonation in connected speech - Practical activity for the classroom.
- Project: lesson preparation part 2
5) Friday
- Peer teaching or teaching assignment
- Lesson Observation
- Reflection, feedback - Final discussion and action plan
Przykładowe zajęcia dodatkowe:
bowling *, diving *, extreme sports *, horse riding *, surfing *, water sports *
boat cruises *, cinema afternoon/evening *, city tour/walk, country walk/trekking *, guided city tours *, hiking tours - wspinaczka górska *, international evenings, pub and restaurant evenings, wine tasting *
Marsaxlokk *, Blue Grotto *, Gozo and Comino *, Blue Lagoon *, Three Cities *, Ggantija Temples *
* zajęcia dodatkowo płatne
Uczestnicy kursu
Satoshi
Nagasaki (Japonia)Jestem zaskoczony możliwościami, jakie daje ten kurs. Uczyłem się przy pomocy programów komputerowych angielskiego, niemieckiego i hiszpańskiego i nie spodziewałbym się, iż powstanie program do nauki języka polskiego w wielu kwestiach przewyższający tamte programy. Choć uczę się dopiero od miesiąca jestem pewny, że wkrótce będę mówił po polsku!