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Carissa’s class video and content.
Pronunciation and the Punchline:
Using jokes and puns to teach pronunciation
PRESENTER: Carissa Peck
The Pre-Class Task is included below the Class Description.
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CLASS DESCRIPTION:
Carissa Peck will show why humor in class is beneficial for our students. Then she'll go onto demonstrate how different puns, prank phone calls and jokes can be used to show different points of pronunciation (minimal pairs, blended speech, etc.) and hopefully get your students to laugh while learning.
PRE-CLASS TASK: Please post your answers HERE on this class page in the comments section below.
(1) Agree or Disagree (and why): It has been said that once you understand a joke in a foreign language you are truly fluent.
(2) Answer (a) or (b) depending on your experience in the classroom.
a. If have used humor in the classroom, how did you do it? How did your students react? What would you change?
b. If you do NOT use humor in the classroom, why haven’t you?
BONUS (you do NOT need to answer this, but I’d love to have you share your ideas)
Share an activity using humor to teach pronunciation in the classroom.
Welcome to Carissa’s class
Welcome to Justin’s post-class activities
Justin’s class video and content
PRESENTER: Justin Murray
PRE-CLASS TASK INCLUDED BELOW the class description.
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Justin will present unconventional strategies and approaches to teaching pronunciation, including music, mimicry, and sound morphing.
PRE-CLASS TASK: Please post your answers HERE on this class page in the comments section below.
Read The Article "Is Bad Pronunciation Killing Your Fluency? Wanna Know Why?" (and watch the videos in it, too!)– http://reallifebh.com/pronunciation-fluency
Answer the Following General Questions on Pronunciation
(1) What classes have you attended or watched so far in this MOOC?
(2) What’s been the most important thing you’ve learned so far?
(3) What’s been the most applicable thing you’ve learned so far?
(4) On a scale of 1 to 5, how aware are you of your students' pronunciation problems? (5 being very aware, 1 being no awareness)
(5) On a scale of 1 to 5, how important is pronunciation training for fluency? (5 being very important, 1 being not important at all)
Powerpoint Presentation
Class recording on You Tube
Welcome to Justin’s class
Welcome to Adir’s post-class
Adir’s video and content
PRESENTER: Adir Ferreira
PRE-CLASS TASK INCLUDED BELOW the class description.
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"You Will Survive" brings ten useful and interesting techniques for teaching English with songs. If you're tired of only doing "fill-in-the-blanks" exercises and want something motivating and fast-paced, this is the session for you!
PRE-CLASS TASK: Please post your answers HERE on this class page in the comments section below.
(1) What activities with songs have you used besides "fill-in-the-blanks"?
(2) Which skills do you feel you need to develop to use music more often and/or more effectively in your lessons?
Class recording on you Tube
Powerpoint presentation