I’ve been working with quite a lot of primary school teachers recently. During the workshop I’m running with them on basic pronunciation teaching techniques I often get asked if they should use IPA symbols with their learners. It’s a question I’ve not been comfortable answering because I don’t have the relevant classroom experience, but I’ve spoken to […]
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If you cut down on time spent in class on pronunciation you’ll be able to do more of other things and so offer your learners ‘low-cost’ English. In these times of economic crisis, this might seem an attractive idea, but sadly, sooner or later your learners will pay the price for the corners that you cut. As I drove […]
In the question and answer session at the end of a workshop I’ve just done in Seville for teachers at International House schools in the area, somebody raised the issue of using phonics with very young learners. The last few years have seen a certain phonics fever in Spain, and I suspect that this might […]
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