An exclusive 60-minute workshop with Lucy Pickering: Teaching discourse intonation in the classroom!
The workshop will take place after the free Ask the Expert! PronSIG invites Lucy Pickering session.
Please note that there are a limited number of seats available so register for the workshop as soon as possible!
Date: 20 November 2021 (Saturday), 15:15-16:15 UK time
Free for IATEFL PronSIG members
IATEFL member: £3.50
Non-member: £5
Abstract:
Although we are in an era when there are plenty of excellent English language training books for teachers, intonation has remained what Wrembel (2007, p. 189) refers to as a “problem child” from a pedagogical perspective. Yet we cannot afford to neglect the teaching and learning of intonation in the L2 classroom if we wish to give our learners every chance of success. This presentation comprises an accessible introduction to teaching intonation effectively in the classroom. Participants will be provided with a worksheet of practical exercises in which we cover three areas of the discourse intonation system: tone unit structure, prominence and tone choice. No previous knowledge in this area is assumed.
About Lucy:
Lucy Pickering is Professor in Applied Linguistics, and Director of the graduate program in Applied Linguistics/TESOL and the Applied Linguistics Laboratory at Texas A&M University-Commerce. Her presentation today draws from her book Discourse Intonation: A discourse-pragmatic approach to teaching the pronunciation of English (2018; Michigan Press).