Stage 1 guidelines for speaking: Phonology

Here are some phonology objectives for Stage 1 for speaking:

To make basic phonological contrasts in isolated words

• To mimic question, command, and statement intonation accurately and produce in memorized sentences

Here are some phonology strategies for Stage 1 guidelines for speaking:

Analysis Identify the contrastive sounds in the language. Practice Use repetition and mimicry to help you master the sounds. Selective attention Use drills to focus on sounds that are particularly difficult for you. Study Take a good course in articulatory phonetics to help you understand the speech mechanism and how it works.

Here are some phonology techniques for Stage 1 guidelines for speaking:

• The Single Sound Drill technique
• The Sound Contrast Drill technique
• The Intonation Drill technique
• The Tone Pattern Drill technique
• The Stress Pattern Drill technique
• The Survival Phrases technique
• The Record and Compare technique

Here is a phonology activity for Stage 1 guidelines for speaking:

Monitor (be aware of) your pronunciation, including intonation, when using language in real communication situations.

• Generic module: Stage 1 guidelines for speaking: Phonology
• In overview module: Stage 1: Speaking modules
• In modular book: Guidelines for a Language and Culture Learning Program, by Carol J. Orwig
• In document collection: Other Resources
• In bookshelf: Language Learning

This page is an extract from the LinguaLinks Library, Version 3.5, published on CD-ROM by SIL International, 1999. [Ordering information.]

Page content last modified: 8 December 1998

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