Instructor Guide for Speechcraft

Discourse Pronunciation for Academic Communication

2nd Edition

Subjects: English as a Second Language (ESL), Teacher Training
Ebook : 9780472226160, 342 pages, 6 figures, 13 tables, 8 x 10, April 2027
Paperback : 9780472040452, 342 pages, 6 figures, 13 tables, 8 x 10, April 2027
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The resource teachers need to help students become comfortable with everyday speech

Table of contents

Preface
1: Helping Students Reach Their Potential
2: Diagnostic Testing
3: Tracking Student Progress
4: Lesson Plans
Appendixes
Glossary
Index

Description

Instructor Guide for Speechcraft helps shoulder time-consuming, non-teaching tasks so that instructors can focus on working directly with their students. Four-part lesson plans are adaptable for instructors who want to insert critical pronunciation topics into a non-pronunciation ESL/EFL course. To aid in professional development, each lesson plan includes a commentary on the order of topics in the syllabus and common student questions. Appendices provide pre- and post-tests to make sure that instructors have the resources they need to teach confidently. In addition to the 232 audio recordings for the textbook, instructors can access 37 additional recordings that can be used for class preparation or for in-class progress checks. With the Instructor Guide for Speechcraft, teachers will be able to help their students achieve the clear, intelligible speech they need to pursue their studies in their chosen discipline, to serve as international teaching assistants, and to interact well in their chosen professions.

Wayne B. Dickerson is Professor Emeritus and was MATESL Coordinator in the Department of Linguistics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.