English intonation: what and how to teach to primary school pre-service teachers

• 영문명: English intonation: what and how to teach to primary school pre-service teachers
• 발행기관: 공주교육대학교 초등교육연구원
• 저자명: Sangdo Woo
• 간행물 정보: 『교육논총』제48권 제1호, 183~195쪽, 전체 13쪽
• 주제분류: 사회과학 > 교육학
• 파일형태: PDF
• 발행일자: 2011.01.01

영문 초록

This study proposes a teachable and learnable procedure for the teaching English intonation to primary school pre-service teachers. Primary school teachers need to communicate in English in class to teach English and be a model to students. Teachers should have an intelligible and good pronunciation to conduct their English classes following the TEE guideline of MOE and demands of parents and students. In most English pronunciation classes, intonation has been neglected or avoided for various reasons. The procedure in this paper includes three main intonation features in order: thought groups, focus words, and intonation patterns. First, the concept and function of thought groups are provided for learners to realize the scope of English intonation. Second, the focus word is identified through the unmarked and marked meaning of the utterances. Last, three main intonation patterns selected based on the teachability and learnability are presented in relation to the grammatical structures as a general guideline. It should be emphasized that the general guideline can be overridden by speaker's intended meaning and attitudes. At this stage the use of wider voice range in English intonation is introduced and practiced to help learners to recognize the difference and to use their voice range appropriately. Through the three-step approach to English intonation, primary school pre-service teachers can increase their intelligibility of pronunciation making them use more comprehensible English in the classroom. The experimental study implementing this approach should be followed to verify the procedure.

목차

I. Introduction

II. Pronunciation and primary school pre-service teachers

III. Thought groups and focus words

III. Intonation patterns: what and how to teach

IV. Conclusion

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키워드

English intonation pitch pronunciation learning/teaching primary school pre-service teachers