Pronunciation in EFL Instruction : : A Research-Based Approach / / Jolanta Szpyra-Kozłowska.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter MultiLingual Matters Backlist eBook-Package 2000-2015
• VerfasserIn: Szpyra-Kozłowska, Jolanta,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol ;, Blue Ridge Summit : : Multilingual Matters, , [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Second Language Acquisition
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (248 p.)

In view of recent debates on the global spread of English and its international lingua franca role, what pronunciation models are appropriate for millions of EFL learners? Which aspects of English phonetics should be taught to foreign students and which can be neglected with little loss to successful communication? How can English pronunciation be taught in an interesting and effective way which is both learner- and teacher-friendly, in accordance with the latest scholarly and technological achievements? This research-based book addresses these and many other fundamental issues that are currently at the centre of pronunciation teaching. It offers a wealth of new theoretical ideas and practical solutions to various phonodidactic problems that arise in EFL contexts, approaching pronunciation instruction from global and local perspectives and supporting its theoretical claims with extensive empirical evidence. It will be of interest to EFL teachers and teacher trainers, pronunciation specialists and students of applied linguistics.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- 1. English Pronunciation Teaching: Global Versus Local Contexts -- 2. Global and Local Pronunciation Priorities -- 3. Pronunciation Inside and Outside the Classroom: A Holistic Multimodal Approach -- 4. Concluding Remarks -- References -- Author Index -- Subject Index