Intelligibility, oral communication, and the teaching of pronunciation /

A proper understanding of intelligibility is at the heart of effective pronunciation teaching, and with it, successful teaching of speaking and listening.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Levis, John (John M.) (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2018]
Series:Cambridge applied linguistics series.
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • Intelligibility, comprehensibility and spoken language
  • Setting priorities : what teachers and researchers say
  • Segmentals and intelligibility
  • Consonant clusters and intelligibility
  • Word stress and intelligibility
  • Rhythm and intelligibility
  • Intonation and intelligibility : the roles of prominence and tune
  • Teaching for intelligibility : guidelines for setting priorities
  • The intelligibility-based classroom
  • What should and should not be taught : an intelligibility-based approach.