Encourages use of filmstrip stories as a teaching aid in the English as a second language classroom. Filmstrips require little teacher preparation, and they generate new ideas and activities for use in the classroom. In addition, filmstrips can be used at any ability level, drawing on the students' abilities to respond on a wide range of levels of…

Discusses physiological, psychological, and social effects of speed of articulation and introduction of both productive and receptive fast-talk exercises at early stages of language learning. By helping English as a second language students with the phonological, functional, semantic, and syntactic components of English, students move closer to…

The design of an English as a second language pronunciation syllabus would be most effective if student needs were first identified through analysis of learner variables and collection and diagnosis of speech samples. A pronunciation syllabus should begin with a "wide angle" approach and narrow the focus as students master the elements that…