This two-part workshop focuses on effective techniques and strategies for teaching pronunciation in the ESOL classroom and best practices for correcting students’ pronunciation errors.
- Teachers of adult English language learners who would like to expand their repertoire of pronunciation teaching techniques
This professional development activity/course is designed for:
This workshop includes a face-to-face session and a follow-up webinar.
In the face-to-face session, you will:
- Explore various ways to seamlessly integrate pronunciation instruction into the content of your classroom
- Learn new activities and games that support explicit pronunciation instruction
- Determine what aspects of pronunciation to teach and which pronunciation features should may be taught at each level
- Discuss best practices in correcting students’ pronunciation errors
Approximately one month after this session, the workshop presenter will facilitate a one-hour follow-up webinar to support you in applying what you’ve learned. Your participation in this webinar is expected.
Dates:
- Face-to-Face Session: December 15, 2017, 9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
- Webinar: January 12, 2018, 9:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
If you have questions about the workshop, please contact Dori McCormack (dmccormack@hcc.edu).
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Assess and prioritize your students’ pronunciation needs
Apply a variety of tools for teaching pronunciation and correcting pronunciation errors
Become familiar with classroom activities that create awareness and improvement of learners’ pronunciation
Gain knowledge regarding what pronunciation instruction is best for students at a given level
Upon completion of this professional development activity/course, you will be able to:
We recommend that participants take the workshop on the Components of Language before taking this workshop.
Part 1- Picknelly Adult and Family Education Center; Part 2- online
206 Maple Street, Room 401
Holyoke, MA
United States
