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Early English Learning, Problems, and Teachers

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Early English Learning, Problems, and Teachers

Your early English learning sets the base and it can be where learned problems in pronunciation and grammar can begin. I believe that early English teaching should be done by English speakers who are in the normal or central range for English speakers and whose pronunciation and intonation is central to all English speakers, and should not be those that could be outliers in their pronunciation. Notice I did not say native English speakers. Outliers would be those ...

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Business English, E-Learning, Speaking English

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Intonation in English is an Important Part of Pronunciation for ESL Teachers

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Intonation in English is an Important Part of Pronunciation for ESL Teachers

I would have to say that something that is sometimes missed when teaching ESL students English pronunciation is intonation.  For ESL students English intonation is an important part of learning English because it not only gives English its rhythm, it also helps you in understanding what a person is saying.

English Intonation comes from the extra emphasis (stress) that native speakers and good non-native speakers place on certain words.  The rhythm in English comes from the emphasis ...

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Business English, Speaking English

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Why is intonation important and what is it?

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Why is intonation important and what is it?

Intonation is important because it gives English its rhythm.  It is the emphasis that is placed on some words and not others.  The extra emphasis placed on the nouns, main verbs, adjectives, and adverbs makes them stand out and if you only hear these words you will still have some idea about what the person is saying.  This is done in a few ways, but the most common is to elongate (make longer) the main vowel sound in the word.  ...

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Speaking English

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