Saturday 29 January 2011

Improve your pronounciation



What is this?
This webpage is helpful to improve not only learners' listening skill but also pronounciation. Though interesting activities, learners can learn the mechanism of phonemic and apply it to words. 

Why is the content food for language learning?
・It is totally free.
・It contains 20 activities.
・The pictures on the site are charming and entertain learners.
・You can listen to the correct pronounciation.
・It contains recording system so you can hear your own voice and correct them.

How might you use it in a language teaching context?

・After learning the sound of each alphabet, you can confirm your understanding through a various activities.

Example 1

If you push an alphabet like P, you can see the word using P sound and hear the word!



Example 2

After learning the system of the sound and phonetic signs, you can test yourself with Hangman game. Guess the word from phonetic signs. It is very interesting!


Example 3

Record your voice and checke it or ask your teacher to check your pronounciation



Limitation

・It is more suitable for individual than group activities
・It needs internet access


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