Teaching French Speaker Pronunciation of English Vowel by Xuwei Luo 'student' https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f Sara Luo Pepperdine University en-us 2020-12-08 05:23:38 UTC 2025-11-05 10:46:34 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/717943235/ad9200a9ea3fd85bfb82f56802f959aa/pepperdine_graduate_school_of_education_pyschology_logo.jpg Challenges xuweiluo https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008213333 French Nasal Sound -  (Monod, 1971)
  • French has nasal sound vowels (i.e. Pont, En)
  • No corresponding pronunciation in English
Vowel rounding and mispronunciations - (Commissaire et al., 2011)
  • French center and front vowels use rounded lips
  • Speakers tend not to make a contrast between /ɪ/ (as in ship) and /iː/. (as in sheep).
Vowel combination - (Giulivi et al., 2011)
  • There are only 5 types of vowel combinations in French.
  • Each vowel in English has 5+ its own combinations. (i.e. take)

]]> 2020-12-10 22:13:52 UTC https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008213333 Audio-lingual method xuweiluo https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008280519 Perception:
  1. Same or different? (Students listening sheep, sheep; ship, sheep)
  2. Pick the correct word (Students listening ship; ship; sheep)
Oral Production:
  1. Read the similar pronunciation (Green, Sheep, etc.)
  2. Read the different pronunciation. (Grid, Green, etc.)
Advantages:
  • oral production
  • pattern drill
  • conditioning through repetition
]]> 2020-12-10 22:50:19 UTC https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008280519 More detailed definitions xuweiluo https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008286152 Audio-lingual method (ALM) is a language teaching method that emphasizes oral production, pattern drill, and conditioning through repetition (Brown, 2014). ALM will be constructive when teaching vocabulary pronunciation of the target language and listening and speaking skills for intermediate learners. ]]> 2020-12-10 22:53:42 UTC https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008286152 Worksheet and oral practice xuweiluo https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008443817 Procedures:
  1. Assign students with worksheet (shown as example below)
  2. While students are doing worksheet, ask them to record the pronunciation of each word. 
Advantages:
  • vowel combination recognition
  • Pronunciations of words

*worksheets should includes fill-the-blank activities, multiple choice questions, giving examples or spelling.
]]> 2020-12-11 00:28:28 UTC https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008443817 Practice in front of a mirror xuweiluo https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008461974 Procedures: 
  1. Handout English vowel combination sheet. 
  2. Demonstrate the pronunciation and ask students to recognize the mouth shape and tongue position during the demonstration (could be a video recording)
  3. Ask students to practice in front of a mirror and pay attention to the differences of mouth shape between similar pronunciations. 
Advantages:
  • mouth shape observation 
  • oral practice
  • pattern drill
]]> 2020-12-11 00:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008461974 References: xuweiluo https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008489731 Brown, H. D. (2014). Principles of Language Learning and Teaching. Pearson Education, Inc.

Commissaire, E., Duncan, L. G. & Casalis, S. (2011). Cross-language transfer of orthographic processing skills: a study of French children who learn English at school. Journal of Research in Reading, 34(1), p 59–76. DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9817.2010.01473.x 

Giulivi, S., Whalen, D. H.,  Goldstein, L. M., Nam, H. &  Levitt, A. G. (2011). An Articulatory Phonology Account of Preferred Consonant-Vowel Combinations. Language Learning and Development, 7(3), p. 202-225.

Hill, H. (2005). Bon Voyage! Student edition. McGraw-Hill Education.

Monod, P. A. R. (1971). French Vowels vs. English Vowels. The French Review, 45(1), 88-95.

French language backgrounds - 26 common English pronunciation problems
http://www.tedpower.co.uk/l1french.html

French vowel combinations - a pronunciation guide
https://elysianfrench.com/french-vowel-combinations

American English for Spanish speakers: vowel combinations
 http://ingles-americano.blogspot.com/2012/06/vowel-combinations.html]]> 2020-12-11 00:50:39 UTC https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008489731 How can ESL teachers help French speakers pronounce English vowels? xuweiluo https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008887428 2020-12-11 04:51:33 UTC https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008887428 Conclusion: xuweiluo https://padlet.com/xuweiluo/irsyk1ly87sobv3f/wish/1008898700
  • Need to research particular languages
  • Pay attention to how those language backgrounds may negatively impact or help students acquire English as a second language. 
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