Pronunciation and listening comprehension

Natalia M.

To acquire good listening and comprehension skillsFocus on intonation devices• Pitch patterns = melody• Timing = rhythm

Intonation variation in the speech, todistinguish the range on what we say

Importance (Brow, 1997)- essential to recognize syllables and try to identify the message

To understand this 2 devices on languageLearning, learners must be instructed ofintonation and its physical devices

Pitch changeLengthening Vowel clarity

Intonation: Musical Signals of English

Basic elements (pitch and timing)

Are learned in different ways in differentlanguages, that the become automatic

Learners don’t realize they are speaking w/ themusic of old language

Transforming new info old infoEnglish uses intonation to mark distinction b/ new

info and old info

A: I’ve lost an umbrellaB: A lady’s umbrellaA: Yes, a lady’s umbrella with stars on it. Green stars.

Transforming new info old infoEnglish uses intonation to mark distinction b/ new

info and old info

A: I’ve lost an umbrellaB: A lady’s umbrellaA: Yes, a lady’s umbrella with stars on it. Green stars.