Stage 2 guidelines for speaking: Phonology

Here are some phonology objectives for Stage 2 for speaking:

• To be understood by sympathetic mother-tongue speakers when you create new sentences from the vocabulary and structures you know
• To work on more fluent rhythm and intonation patterns (although you can expect pauses as you search for words)

Here are some phonology strategies for Stage 2 guidelines for speaking:

• Analysis

  Record yourself and analyze your errors.

• Practice

  Track or mimic recorded material, practicing intonation and rhythm.

• Selective attention

  Pay attention to one aspect of a recording at a time: rhythm or intonation. Listen to yourself in comparison.

Here are some phonology techniques for Stage 2 guidelines for speaking:

The Record and Compare technique

• The Audio Archive technique

Here is a phonology activity for Stage 2 guidelines for speaking:

When out in the community, listen to the overall intonation and sound of the language.

• Generic module: Stage 2 guidelines for speaking: Phonology
• In overview module: Stage 2: 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

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Page content last modified: 8 December 1998

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