Multiple Intelligences Theory ICT and Pronunciation Pronunciation www

Multiple Intelligences Theory, ICT and Pronunciation: Pronunciation www. britishcouncil. org 1

ICT and Pronunciation where´s the connection? Multiple Intelligence theory – of course. More on that in a moment though… www. britishcouncil. org 2

Pronunciation and our context Two questions to get you thinking about pronunciation : ○ Why do ELT teachers 'teach' pronunciation? ○ Do you think it is important in our context? (ELT teachers in Spain in the 21 st centaury) Why or why not? www. britishcouncil. org 3

Pronunciation and our context “European Spanish speakers, in particular find English pronunciation harder than speakers of any other European language” Coe, N. p. 73 (1987) Speakers of Spanish in Learner English A guide to interference and other learner problems (edited by Swan M. and Smith B. ) CUP Cambridge www. britishcouncil. org 4

So if it´s important how do we help our learners with their pron. ? DON'T SAY DRILLING! www. britishcouncil. org 5

The Sound Foundation approach Off the chart……. Out mouth. www. britishcouncil. org 6

Multiple Intelligences theory and Pron. ○Why would teachers apply multiple intelligences theory to 'teaching' pronunciation? “There are more ways than one to skin a cat…” www. britishcouncil. org 7

Different learners learn in different ways. REMEMEBER OFF THE CHART AND OUT THE MOUTH! www. britishcouncil. org 8

MI and pronunciation – a mix and match. ○ Online sites e. g. ship and sheep. com. ○ Group work in class e. g. exercises with vowel symbols cards. ○ Labelling activities e. g. finding words with similar sound in a picture. ○ Making groups e. g. making groups of words with similar sounds from a list. ○ Total Physical Response type actives e. g. sit and stand to identify between minimal pairs. ○ Drawing picture e. g. pictures of words with similar sounds. ○ Auditory, verbal practice e. g. chants or tongue twisters. ○ Matching exercises e. g. matching the phonetic symbol with the sound. www. britishcouncil. org 9

Catering for different intelligences www. britishcouncil. org 10

Mirrors and elastic bands? www. britishcouncil. org 11

Different forms of TPR www. britishcouncil. org 12

Vowel sound floor chart with soft balls www. britishcouncil. org 13

The vowel cards www. britishcouncil. org 14

Chants, tongue twisters and songs www. britishcouncil. org 15

Phonetic eye spy www. britishcouncil. org 16

Give them the tools to improve their own pron. www. britishcouncil. org 17