Episode 4: Pronunciation

<p>In this episode, I discuss some important aspects of pronunciation that teachers should consider when giving feedback on pronunciation. I explain why intelligibility is more important than accent, as well as what specific phonological elements are crucial to sound clear and understandable to other speakers and trust me, it's not precisely to sound like a native speaker.</p> <p>I used two segments to illustrate the concept of intelligibility: <a href="https://youtu.be/n7G4z5uEQnE">Tory MP fails to understand the Scottish accent</a> and <a href="https://youtu.be/STwBFPC6WjU">The Two Ronnies skit: The Grocery Shop</a>.</p> <p>And remember, go to my website <a href="https://whatyousayinenglish.wordpress.com/">https://whatyousayinenglish.wordpress.com/</a> to do any of the tasks (Questions of the month), choose the easiest one for you and send me the recording, either via <a href="https://vocaroo.com/">Vocaroo </a>or from your mobile phone to my email podcast@languageteaching.es. You can also leave a message on the podcast Anchor website <a href="https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish">https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish</a></p> --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. <a href="https://anchor.fm/app">https://anchor.fm/app</a> --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/message Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/support" rel="payment">https://anchor.fm/whatyousayinenglish/support</a>