i just got a college age class today. they decided to pair me up with them to help them with their pronunciation. it's a bit hard because i'm almost the same age as them. they're 3 years younger than me. but their level of english after studying for 10 years is at...maybe the 3rd grade in terms of how much the kids that studied the whole time at our hagwon is at. it's pretty hard talking to them and not being able to communicate as well with them. with the kids at least i can make them say something over and over and over and over again without feeling so bad. here...well it's a bit of an awkward situation. and my class doesn't end till 10pm...which sucks really bad because my poor puppy is at home by herself until then :(
speaking of my puppy...
i decided to call her りんご (which is ringo...like starr and like りんご apple)
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If you want any pronunciation-teaching tips, feel free to let me know: tallgreg_99@yahoo.com
A few quick tips: Use minimal pairs
Use a mirror so they can see the mistakes they make with consonants (especially helpful for v, f, th sounds)
Focus on tongue placement for vowels.
Also, google acting tips; they often have a lot of pronunciation drills that actors use before going on stage.
If I have presumed that you aren't experienced with teaching pronunciation when you are, then please forgive me.
thanks for the tips, i do tell them to use mirrors to practice and i show them the tongue placement. i especially find that r/l are hard with tongue placement for koreans.
i'll have to check out google acting tips though.
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