Presenting at the joint IATEFL PronSIG/GISIG event in London. Pronunciation teaching has neglected the ‘why’ wheel of the tricycle, leaving us with a default RP or GA model. Thanks to Laura Patsko for the photo.
Higher order pronunciation skills
Perhaps pronunciation teachers need a taxonomy of lower to higher order pronunciation skills. ‘Copy’ is at the lower end of the spectrum and ‘Accommodate’ at the higher end. If you’re around Madrid next week (Oct 20th), I’m doing a talk on it. http://hancockmcdonald.com/talks/pronunciation-be-teacher-not-preacher-0