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PRE-TASKS AND DISCUSSION POINTS
HI TEACHERS!
Please take some time to look through the material and answer the questions to
the best of your ability. For background knowledge about Chinese Speakers
Phonological Issues, read the first two pages (no answers required).
The purpose of this pre training task material is for you to learn more about the
topics that will be discussed during your NTT. The practice and application part
will be done during your NTT. This material is provided simply to help you
review/preview the topics before attending the NTT.
Vowels
There are more vowel contrasts in English than in Chinese, so English vowels
are closer to each other in terms of position of articulation…this means that
more effort is required to distinguish them.
Consonants
• /v/ is absent from most Chinese dialects and is sometimes treated like
/w/ and /f/: e.g. invite – inwite live – lif
• Many Chinese dialects do not have /n/. Learners may find it hard to
distinguish between night and light
• /θ/ and /ð/ do not occur in Chinese. /θ/ is likely to be replaced by /t/, /f/
or /s/, and /ð/ by /d/ or /z/
• /ʤ/,/ʧ/ and/ʃ/are distantly similar to a group of three different Chinese
consonants. Many learners’ pronunciation of these is therefore heavily
colored and sounds foreign.
• Some southern Chinese find /l/ and /r/ such as flied lice
• Final consonants in general cause a serious problem…learners tend
either to add an extra vowel at the end, or to drop the consonant and
produce a slight glottal or unreleased stop. E.g. Duck /dʌkə/ wife /waɪfu:/
ENGAGEMENT
Discussion: Pre Task
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TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE
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FEEDBACK AND ERROR CORRECTION
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LESSON PLANNING
Discussion: Pre Task
1. What are lesson aims?