Monday, March 26, 2007

Some help with pronunciation

American English pronunciation practice (lots of quizzes) : http://www.manythings.org/pp/

An English pronouncing dictionary with instant sound:
http://www.howjsay.com/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/wordsandpictures/index.shtml

Theory: (avanced)
http://www.americanaccent.com/intonation.html
http://www.americanaccent.com/pronunciation.html
http://www.americanaccent.com/liaisons.html
http://www3.telus.net/linguisticsissues/ReducedForms.html


26 common English pronunciation problems:
http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/l1spanish.html

Lots of practice in specific accents and sounds:
http://fonetiks.org/


http://www.mybrokenenglish.com/

(requires Flash)
http://www.netrover.com/~kingskid/test/intro.swf

http://members.fortunecity.com/leanora/engpinen.html

http://www.tutorpal.com/slideshow/

4 comments:

Ricardéx said...

There's is a very good information on the pages...you're one of the few teachers that give to your students updated information...I like to enter to your BlogCommunity because i feel motivated to seek more english material...take care...see you on monday!!!

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Unknown said...

hi!
it would be very interesting if you teach us some of these pronunciations, because i think we need it a lot. and it is not the same if you put the links in the blog. if we heard you it's so much better. just a simple question
byeee

viovio said...

Hi,
Natalia, That's why I'm working with a teacher who's going to prepare a diagnostic test for you to take.
We'll do that after the first test.
With that diagnostic you'll have a better and clearer picture of how to approach this learning process.
Dear Natalia, I am glad that you asked me this because your question represents what many students think that teachers should be.
Tomorrow I'll give you an extended explanation of the new approaches to teaching and the methodology that this University is trying to implement. I can tell you that in this new approach of teaching, teachers are not seen as the ones that have all the knowledge and the power. That's old school. Now teachers must be facilitators.
As a teacher I have to be able to develop in YOU the necessary skills for you to learn independently.
You need to "learn to learn".
Have you heard the saying that says something like "don't give them a fish, teach them how to fish". Well, that's what this is all about.
Well, see you tomorrow.
Bye.

Unknown said...

Greetings....I saw the first 5 pages for pronunciation ..and they are good...but here in the university there is only one place for us to go and listen I mean good headphones....I dont have internet at my home becouse is too far but whenever I have access and time to go to that laboratory I will go.

bye bye take care!