{"id":10695,"date":"2021-03-19T19:52:14","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/sls\/?page_id=10695"},"modified":"2021-03-19T19:54:42","modified_gmt":"2021-03-19T19:54:42","slug":"460-english-phonology","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/sls\/460-english-phonology\/","title":{"rendered":"460 English Phonology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\tThis course introduces the basics of English phonetics and phonology as they relate to other aspects \nof language and with emphasis on areas of interest to second\/foreign language learners, teachers, and \nresearchers. The course will cover:\n
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The system of English consonants, vowels, and prosodic elements<\/li>\n
The acquisition of first and second language phonology<\/li>\n
How transfer, universals, developmental processes, age, and instruction can affect the \nacquisition process<\/li>\n
Analysis of ESL\/EFL learners’ pronunciation and ways of providing feedback<\/li>\n
Issues, techniques, and materials related to teaching pronunciation<\/li>\n
The role of pronunciation instruction in an ESL\/EFL curriculum<\/li>\n<\/ul>\nClasses will consist of lectures, readings, discussions, data analysis, exercises, and materials review. \nWhere possible, practical classroom applications will be provided and demonstrated. The course \naims to provide English teachers and future second language researchers with some understanding of \nthe English sound system and to assist in the development of soundly based pronunciation pedagogy.\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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\nThis course introduces the basics of English phonetics and phonology as they relate to other aspects of language and with emphasis on areas of interest to second\/foreign language learners, teachers, and researchers. The course will cover: The system of English…\n<\/div>\n