(Hopefully now 'commentable'!) Contents/ structure of DIY Pronunciation
(Hopefully now 'commentable'!) Contents/ structure of DIY Pronunciation https://docs.google.com/document/d/1w_5OGXUgavqdtZY7eudG5UdZYQl6Bu4Lfrd4chUgIT4/edit?usp=sharing
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DIY pronunciation introduction chapter (should now be open to comments)
DIY pronunciation introduction chapter (should now be open to comments) https://docs.google.com/document/d/1nHxFwaF9meKuR0B4gdFRsf91k_ylK-fjNq4izbXYTa0/edit?usp=sharing
Works in progress: I've spent this morning working on my cover using Canva.
Works in progress: I've spent this morning working on my cover using Canva. I have gone for the title DIY pronunciation as I hoped it would convey that this is a technique that teachers can use to identify a 'problem' and then fix it themselves. Let me know if that makes sense! Re: the covers, i've made a couple of options based around the the theme of DIY and having a tool (the diagnostics contained in the book) to identify and address the problem. Cover 1: I like the bright colours but wondered if the large tool box image was too confusing given the actual content. Cover 2: This is my most contemporary cover, I felt it was most like the texts I have at home. Cover 3:I like the design of this but it does remind me of maths textbooks from the 1980s! :)
I'm late in the game (the first week of this course was our final week of pre-sessional with nothing but exams,...
I'm late in the game (the first week of this course was our final week of pre-sessional with nothing but exams, resits and many late nights marking, last week I had a journal issue due out, and this week I was finishing off final corrections on my thesis which was submitted on Thursday!) I hope I'm still able to participate now that I have a week off to fully commit! Today I'm watching lessons 2 and 3, but here's my week 1 HW. Homework #1 Should it be done? •Who would read/use my material? English teachers, teaching students of any level/ L1 and in any context •Why? What would they gain from it? Regardless of teachers' knowledge of pronunciation (something which is often lacking due to minimal training) the book would give them downloadable or printable 'tools' to use to assess (diagnostically) what their learners are struggling with in terms of perception and production of English- there are very few diagnostic tools available anywhere online or in books a...