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LAN503: Phonetics and Phonology for Teachers

MEd. English ISemester II

Thought for the Day

"If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud." - William Strunks Jr.

Welcome to our

Presentation

Presenter: Neenuka Gurung Chimi Dil Bdr. Monger

Tutor: Dr. Yangdon

Enjoy the short act

pronunciation

Mother Tongue Influence

OUtline

1. Intro: Enactment

2. What is MTI?

3. Effects of MTI

4. Causes of MTI in pronunciation

5. Bhutanese English

6. Strategies to overcome MTI

What is MTI?

Mother-tongue interference refers to the influence of the native language of the learner on her/his acquisition of the target language (Contrastive analysis, 2015).

Effects of MTI

1.  Lack of confidence

2. Inability to speak in the proper accent

3. Slow growth in career/academic

4. Miscommunication

(Ramkumar & Vani,2020)

Causes of MTI

The variables in mother tongue that hinder effective communication in English are caused by differences in phonetics (Kelly, 2004).

Causes of MTI

Pronunciation teaching: “Firstly it tends to be neglected.

When it is not neglected, it tends to be reactive to a particular problem that has arisen in the classroom rather than being strategically planned” (Kelly, 2004).

Causes of MTI

Avery & Ehrlich (1992) stated that the sound features of the learners' first language are transferred into the target language which results in mispronunciation.

Eg: /s/ and /z/ Please and Pleg /f/ and /p/ photo and foto

Causes of mti

1. Grammar Translation Method of Teaching

2. Bilingual Method of Teaching

3. Lack of Audio- Visual aids

4. Lack of Attention

5. Lack of exposure

Causes of mti

6. Lack of feedback

7. Lack of Practice

8. Problems related to Stress

9. Over Generalization

Bhutanese English

Many Bhutanese villages are isolated, so many indigenous languages are thriving. Though most students who attend school learn to speak, read, and write in English, students return home to speak their native tongue. As a result, there are many different variations of Bhutanese-English pronunciation.

Bhutanese English

/ɡʊd/

frog

/fɹɔɡ/

lets watch a video

aCTIVITY TIME

Instruction: In your own group, take 2 minutes to talk about the Bhutanese Mother Tongue and come up with two english words that is dominated by your mother tongue. After 2 minutes, each group can share the word making a sentence each for each words.

Brain Break!!!

How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? He would chuck, he would, as much as he could, and chuck as much wood as a woodchuck would if a woodchuck could chuck wood.

Strategies

1. Practice tongue twisters.

2. Read the text aloud and note down the difficult words to pronounce.

3. Listen and observe videos to understand the correct sounds.

Strategies

4. Listen to an English news channel.

5. Watch English movies and songs to know the accent of the native speakers.

6. Record your speech and recheck for correct pronunciation.

references

Avery , P. Ehrlich, S. (1992). Problems of Selected Language Groups. In Teaching American English Pronunciation. Oxford University Press. ISBN:978-0194328159.

Kelly, Grald (2004). How to Teach Pronunciation. English: Longman

Ramkumar, E. & Vani, M. R(2021). Effective ways to Overcome Mother Tongue Influence in Speaking Second Language. Journal of Interdisciplinary Cycle Research, 8 (11). http://www.autrj.com/gallery/1-aut-may-4109.pdf

Thought for the Day

"If you don't know how to pronounce a word, say it loud." - William Strunks Jr.