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Peer reviewedEsling, John H.; Wong, Rita F. – TESOL Quarterly, 1983
Voice quality settings (physiological configurations contributing to phonetic production) can be used to characterize ESL students' accents and help improve pronunciation. Settings of one variety of North American English and those in other languages are identified. Suggestions are given for making students aware of their own settings. (MSE)
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Language Variation, North American English, Phonetics
Poedjosoedarmo, Gloria – Guidelines, 1992
Problems in teaching English suprasegmental features, particularly stress differences, to Malay speakers are described. A small research project at Universiti Brunei Darussalam suggests that the SIL Speech Analysis System is useful in teaching phonetics and improving students' pronunciation. (Contains six references.) (LB)
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, English (Second Language), Foreign Countries, Language Acquisition
Avery, Peter; And Others – TESL Talk, 1987
The sound system of English is described in all its complexity, from the relationship between spelling and pronunciation to the rules of connected speech, focusing on the methods and rationale of teaching pronunciation of English, particularly to English as a second language learners. (CB)
Descriptors: Articulation (Speech), Consonants, Distinctive Features (Language), English (Second Language)
