when teaching pronunciation to ESL students, would it be better to concentrate on phonics rules or phonemes?
i have just started teaching accent reduction in a university in Mexico. I have been teaching phonics, but perhaps, a more direct approach would be more effective for my students. The phonics rules are confusing and until syllabilization is mastered, the rules have too many exceptions. Perhaps I should work on the specific problems Spanish speakers have with English, and spend a lot of time on stress and intonation. I would greatly appreciate feedback from you guys. TIA.
Hmm, I’m not a native English speaker myself. However, Spanish is pretty close to English linguistically so you should perhaps concentrate on weird words that have no reason why they are pronounced in a certain way, like the “G” sounds. I hate them. Yes, that’d be specific problems stemming from that the written English has grown inconsistent with the spoken. Not necessary a Mexican problem per se.
Or, that depends on how advanced they are. Phonetics are perhaps the most important, but those can be learned different ways.
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