Welcome to Let's Teach English. This series offers free online training for English language educators worldwide. Voice of America and the University of Oregon are partners on this project. In this lesson, the teacher show how to teach speaking skills.
Summary
In this lesson, the teacher helps students to overcome specific pronunciation problems. We join the class near the beginning of the unit, as they are talking about photos of different women. They have learned the new words in a previous class.
The teacher uses the learning strategy personalize. This strategy helps learners to relate new concepts to their own experiences. Students personalize as they identify their individual pronunciation challenges. The teacher offers methods to help them correctly pronounce their problem sounds.
Teacher Preparation Video Transcript
This episode shows a model of teaching pronunciation. Click on the image below to download a pdf of the transcript.
Women Teaching Women English Text
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Women Teaching Women English Listening
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