In this paper, I propose an innovative paradigm for teaching English phonetics to nonnative
speakers of English. In teaching segmental sounds, subsegmental features,
suprasegmental effects, and fine phonetic detail, the paradigm adopts the constructivist
approach. It promotes experiential learning through guided and interactive cognitive,
auditory, visual, and psychomotor tasks. Unifying these tasks is the theme of learning
phonetics by doing phonetics. The paradigm requires students to do visual and auditory
inspections of in-class live recordings, using the appropriate speech-analysis package.
Students also monitor speech unfolds in real time via x-ray movies and interactive
articulatory diagrams. Moreover, students watch themselves articulate speech sounds in
slow motion. To better understand and learn about the contribution of fine phonetic
detail to the pronunciation of words, students engage in constructing and analysing lists
of inter-language homophones. The paradigm also raises students’ awareness of interlanguage
phonemic contrasts through the construction and analysis of lists of nativized
loanwords from English into their L1 and vice versa. Finally, the paradigm requires
students to make predictions about the likely English pronunciation of nonsense words.
In this paper, I propose an innovative paradigm for teaching English phonetics to nonnativespeakers of English. In teaching segmental sounds, subsegmental features,suprasegmental effects, and fine phonetic detail, the paradigm adopts the constructivistapproach. It promotes experiential learning through guided and interactive cognitive,auditory, visual, and psychomotor tasks. Unifying these tasks is the theme of learningphonetics by doing phonetics. The paradigm requires students to do visual and auditoryinspections of in-class live recordings, using the appropriate speech-analysis package.Students also monitor speech unfolds in real time via x-ray movies and interactivearticulatory diagrams. Moreover, students watch themselves articulate speech sounds inslow motion. To better understand and learn about the contribution of fine phoneticdetail to the pronunciation of words, students engage in constructing and analysing listsof inter-language homophones. The paradigm also raises students’ awareness of interlanguagephonemic contrasts through the construction and analysis of lists of nativizedloanwords from English into their L1 and vice versa. Finally, the paradigm requiresstudents to make predictions about the likely English pronunciation of nonsense words.
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