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Developing fluency in the pronunciation of Iraqi learners of English : method and techniques
Other Title(s)
تطوير الطلاقة في تلفظ الطلبة العراقيين المتعلمين للغة الإنكليزية : طريقة و تقنيات
Author
Source
Journal of Kirkuk University : Humanity Studies
Issue
Vol. 12, Issue 2 (30 Jun. 2017), pp.23-51, 29 p.
Publisher
Kirkuk University College of Education for Humanities
Publication Date
2017-06-30
Country of Publication
Iraq
No. of Pages
29
Main Subjects
Educational Sciences
Languages & Comparative Literature
Abstract EN
Apart from accuracy, fluency is one of the issues that concern language learners and teachers on parallel grounds.
Fluency is generally defined as the rapid, smooth, and effortless use of spoken language.
This study aims at suggesting a method and a set of techniques that can be employed in the pronunciation classroom to work on training Iraqi learners of English to learn and use some aspects of connected speech, viz.
weak forms, sentence stress, linking and elision, and accordingly developing their fluency skills in speaking English.
It basically draws on using a communicative approach with the following characteristics: first, maintaining a learner-centered teaching, encouraging pair/group work, and employing practice through using activities and tasks.
The suggested method involves proceeding through three stages of practice: mechanical, meaningful, and communicative.
Mechanical practice is a controlled type of practice carried out through repetition and substitution activities; meaningful practice is also a controlled practice through meaningful choices of items; and the last stage, communicative practice involves using language within real communicative contexts.
The suggested techniques are also set into three stages in consonance with the stages of the method.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Said, Anmar Hammudi. 2017. Developing fluency in the pronunciation of Iraqi learners of English : method and techniques. Journal of Kirkuk University : Humanity Studies،Vol. 12, no. 2, pp.23-51.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-866855
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Said, Anmar Hammudi. Developing fluency in the pronunciation of Iraqi learners of English : method and techniques. Journal of Kirkuk University : Humanity Studies Vol. 12, no. 2 (2017), pp.23-51.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-866855
American Medical Association (AMA)
Said, Anmar Hammudi. Developing fluency in the pronunciation of Iraqi learners of English : method and techniques. Journal of Kirkuk University : Humanity Studies. 2017. Vol. 12, no. 2, pp.23-51.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-866855
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes appendices : p. 48-50
Record ID
BIM-866855