Sounds in English

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Sounds in English

Vitthalbhai PatelEnglish Department

U. V. Patel College of Engineering

Ganpat University


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D

ivisions of the UNITThe units of the text are divided in to some divisions: Pre-task

Reading of the lesson

Glossary

Pronunciation

Vocabulary

Language in use

Composition

Activity

Writing


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WHEN TO ACQUIRE ?

Should pronunciation be taught and

acquired early?

Or is it something we can worry

about later?


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yIn the absence of a good model andwithout guidance, the learner will

perceive, produce and internalize

sounds of the target language basedon the native language sounds.

yFor this reason, if not given emphasis

at the very beginning, pronunciation

will never be acquired well.


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y

Since pronunciation habits areformed early, it seems obvious that itis at that point that the development

of a good pronunciation should beemphasized.

yWhen accuracy is neglected, theresult will be fossilized pronunciationerrors.


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Best to bend

while its a twig

Therefore


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HOW TO ACQUIRE

Naturally: as a result ofexposure and interactionin the environment of the target language and its

culture.

By teaching: providing a good pronunciation model(instructors with native-like pronunciation, recordings,

etc.), explaining differences, using phonetic symbols to

make pronunciation visible, limited peer interaction,

effective error correction, exercising accurate

pronunciation.


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In the study of English as a foreignlanguage we

must replace the sayingseeing is believingwith

hearing is believing.


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y English - Non-phonetic Language

y In English

yNumber of Alphabets : 26 (symbols)

yNumber of Sounds: 44 (Oral)

yNo one-to-one relationship between letters and sounds

y One letter may represent one or more sounds

y One sound can be represented by one or more letters


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Vowel sounds (Diphthongs)


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Consonant sounds


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