Approaching Sounds: Integrating Phonology into Our Lessons.

Many teachers report avoiding a phonology focus in class due to lack of confidence.

Phonology is an area that can often be overlooked in our practice. Teachers either report a lack of confidence in the area or that it doesn’t produce the immediate gains seen with vocabulary or grammar learning. Teaching materials may deal with pronunciation on a surface level or even as a separate entity, rather than integrating it with routine aspects of language and learning. 

This workshop will explore a range of practical techniques to help you gain confidence in key aspects of phonology: individual sounds, connected speech, stress and intonation. You will also take away tasks and activities to integrate phonology into your teaching and help learners with their listening and speaking.