Pronunciation instruction in the context of TEFL

• Thesis title in Czech: Výuka výslovnosti angličtiny jako cizího jazyka
• Thesis title in English: Pronunciation instruction in the context of TEFL
• Key words: výslovnost|výuka angličtiny jako cizího jazyka|explicitní výuka|segmentální jevy|suprasegmentální jevy|názory učitelů a studentů
• English key words: pronunciation|TEFL|explicit instruction|segmental features|suprasegmental features|teacher and student cognition
• Academic year of topic announcement: 2018/2019
• Thesis type: diploma thesis
• Thesis language: angličtina
• Department: Department of the English Language and ELT Methodology (21-UAJD)
• Supervisor: doc. Mgr. Radek Skarnitzl, Ph.D.
• Author: hidden - assigned and confirmed by the Study Dept.
• Date of registration: 19.11.2018
• Date of assignment: 19.11.2018
• Administrator's approval: not processed yet
• Confirmed by Study dept. on: 26.11.2018
• Date and time of defence: 10.09.2019 08:40
• Date of electronic submission: 31.07.2019
• Date of proceeded defence: 10.09.2019
• Submitted/finalized: committed by student and finalized
• Opponents: PhDr. Lucie Jiránková, Ph.D.

Guidelines

- prostudovat relevantní literaturu týkající se výuky výslovnosti cizího jazyka a vztahu učitelů k výslovnosti
- analyzovat dvacet 90minutových lekcí angličtiny ve vztahu k výslovnosti, lekce budou vedeny více učiteli, rodilými i nerodilými
- sestavit a zadat dotazník pro učitele i studenty zaměřený na výslovnost
- porovnat průběh hodin s výsledky dotazníku učitelů i studentů, vyvodit závěry

References

Baker, A. & Murphy, J. (2011). Knowledge base of pronunciation teaching: staking out the territory. Tesl Canada Journal, 28 (2), 29-50.

Brinton, D. (2018). Teacher Preparation for Teaching Pronunciation. In: Liontas, J. I. (2018). The TESOL Encyclopedia of English Language Teaching. Oxford: John Wiley & Sons.

Burri, M. (2015). Student Teachers’ Cognition about L2 Pronunciation Instruction: A Case Study. Australian Journal of Teacher Education, 40(10).

Celce-Murcia, M., Brinton, M. D. & Goodwin, J. M. (2010). Teaching Pronunciation. A Coursebook and Reference Guide. New York: Cambridge University Press.

Darcy, I.; Ewert, D; & Lidster, R. (2012). Bringing pronunciation instruction back into the classroom: An ESL teachers’ pronunciation “toolbox”. In. J. Levis & K. LeVelle (Eds.). Proceedings of the 3rd Pronunciation in Second Language Learning and Teaching Conference, Sept. 2011. (pp. 93-108).

Derwing, T. M. & Munro, M. J. (2015). Pronunciation Fundamentals. Amsterdam: John Benjamins Publishing Company.

Couper, G. (2006). The short and long-term effects of pronunciation instruction. Prospect, 21(1), 46-66.

Derwing, T. M., Munro, M. J., & Wiebe, G. (1997). Pronunciation instruction for "fossilized" learners: Can it help? Applied Language Learning, 8, 217-235.

Grant, L. (2014). Pronunciation Myths. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press.

Jones, T. (2016). Pronunciation in the Classroom: The Overlooked Essential. Alexandria: TESOL Press.

Isaacs, T. & Trofimovich, P. (2016). Second Language Pronunciation Assessment: Interdisciplinary Perspectives. Bristol: Multilingual Matters.

Murphy, J. M. (2018). Teacher training in the teaching of pronunciation. In: Kang et al. (Eds.), Routledge Handbook of Contemporary English Pronunciation, 298-319. Oxon: Routledge.