Instructional Foundations: Introduction to Pronunciation Strategies (NE)

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Overview

Are you looking for practical strategies to help your ESOL learners improve their pronunciation in English? In this interactive workshop, you will explore different methods of teaching pronunciation including integrating segmentals (individual sounds) and suprasegmentals (stress, rhythm, intonation, etc.) into language learning activities. In addition, the workshop will address the underlying factors that affect pronunciation improvement. Finally, participants will have the opportunity to discuss and explore the relationship of pronunciation with listening, speaking, and writing.

Details

Please Note – Professional Development Points PDPs) are available: The Instructional Foundations Series qualifies for Professional Development Points (PDPs). To be eligible for PDPs, you must attend at least three (3) Instructional Foundations workshops and complete an application to practice activity. The number of additional workshops attended will determine the number of PDPs you are awarded. Sessions in the ESOL Instructional Foundations Series are: "ESOL Unit and Lesson Planning”, "ESOL Listening and Speaking", "Pronunciation Strategies", "Improving ESOL Learners’ Reading and Writing Skills", and "Integrating Instructional Resources into the Classroom” Attend one, two, or all four of these sessions!

When

November 13, 2008 from 04:30 pm to 08:30 pm

Where

• Bunker Hill Community College-Chelsea
• 175 Hawthorne St.
• Chelsea, MA 02150

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Topics

ESOL, Curriculum Development

Multi-session attendance required

no

Contact info

Janet Piracha
jpiracha@necc.mass.edu
978-738-7304

Indicators of Program Quality

IPQ1 - Curriculum and instruction

Learning objectives

As a result of attending this workshop participants will…

• Describe some of the factors that influence adult ESOL learners’ pronunciation
• Identify and define several components of pronunciation
• Match physiological components of pronunciation with their labels
• Give of examples of segmental and suprasegmentals components of pronunciation
• Apply several activities of classroom practice
  

Presenters

Laurie Hartwick

Presenters Bio

Laurie Hartwick is a teacher for the Lawrence Public Schools High School Learning Center. She has taught both adults and adolescents in the Center’s various programs and has worked with ESOL adults at many levels. Her special interests include ESOL pronunciation, and developing strategies and activities to help adult learners improve their pronunciation in English. She has presented workshops on a range of ESOL topics for Northeast SABES, MCAE Network Conferences, and TESOL.

Prerequisites

Although not required, it is highly recommended that participants attend an Improving ESOL Speaking and Listening workshop, since this pronunciation workshop builds on the skills developed in the "speaking and listening" workshop.

Host RSC

Northeast Massachusetts Region

PDPs

yes