Yes! Finally finished the novel I started in November 2011!
Many thanks to National November Writing Month for the inspiration!
http://nanowrimo.org/
Stacy Chambless - language enthusiast
mandag den 16. januar 2017
This is a
brief intro to problems Danes have when pronouncing English.
There are
many challenges facing Danes when learning how to pronounce English.
I will
focus on three tricky areas:
1) ‘th’ /θ/ versus /t/ sounds
2) ‘t’ /t/ versus /d/ sounds
3) ‘p’ /p/ versus /b/ sounds
1) ‘th’ /θ/ versus /t/ sounds
Danes have problems with ‘th’ /θ/.
To show how vital it can be to pronounce /θ/ properly:
So how best to teach our pupils? Simple – get them to
stick their tongues out at the teacher!
As they stick their tongues out, get them to say those
tricky words, such as ‘think’, ‘Thursday’, ‘thing’.
2) ‘t’ /t/ versus /d/ sounds
There is a tendency for pupils to pronounce /t/ as
/d/.
This can be a problem when pronouncing the word ‘little’
as in ‘My son is a little boy’.
(Is my son sponsored by Lidl?)
So how best to teach our pupils? Simple – get them to spit
(but not for real!) at the teacher!
The /t/ sound produced will help them remember the
difference – hopefully.
3) ‘p’ /p/ versus /b/ sounds
This example can lead to incredibly amusing
pronunciations, such as hailing a ‘cap’ in London; I’ve had my dog Rover since
he was a ‘pub’, and my personal favourite, as seen on a sign:
fredag den 5. juni 2015
This is a
brief intro to problems Danes have when pronouncing English.
There are
many challenges facing Danes when learning how to pronounce English.
I will
focus on three tricky areas:
1) ‘th’ /θ/ versus /t/ sounds
2) ‘t’ /t/ versus /d/ sounds
3) ‘p’ /p/ versus /b/ sounds
1) ‘th’ /θ/ versus /t/ sounds
Danes have problems with ‘th’ /θ/.
To show how vital it can be to pronounce /θ/ properly go to the You Tube clip.
So how best to teach our pupils? Simple – get them to
stick their tongues out at the teacher!
As they stick their tongues out, get them to say those
tricky words, such as ‘think’, ‘Thursday’, ‘thing’.
2) ‘t’ /t/ versus /d/ sounds
There is a tendency for pupils to pronounce /t/ as
/d/.
This can be a problem when pronouncing the word ‘little’
as in ‘My son is a little boy’.
(Is
my son sponsored by Lidl?)
So how best to teach our pupils? Simple – get them to spit
(but not for real!) at the teacher!
The /t/ sound produced will help them remember the
difference – hopefully.
3) ‘p’ /p/ versus /b/ sounds
This example can lead to incredibly amusing
pronunciations, such as hailing a ‘cap’ in London; I’ve had my dog Rover since
he was a ‘pub’, and my personal favourite, as seen on a sign mistaking crabs for ...
(Cheeky but immensely amusing!)
So how best to teach our pupils? Simple – get them to
practice saying ‘pop’ and ‘Bob’ as much as necessary until they are ‘popping’
and ‘Bobbing’ successfully. After all, have you ever had ‘Bobcorn’ at the cinema?
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