The document discusses teaching English pronunciation to second language learners. It addresses why pronunciation is important, including intelligibility, serving communicative needs, increasing confidence, and developing speech awareness. It also provides examples of common pronunciation mistakes made by Greek Cypriot learners and recommends addressing specific sounds, stress, rhythm, intonation, minimal pairs, and providing practice activities and resources. A variety of YouTube videos and websites with pronunciation lessons and exercises are listed.

1. Teaching English Pronunciation
Language teaching
Grammar Vocabulary Listening
Speaking Reading Writing Culture
Pronunciation?

2. Teaching English Pronunciation
L2 English Pronunciation
Discussion –
How good should it be? Why?

3. Teaching English Pronunciation
Develop English Pronunciation – Why?
 Intelligibility, spoken English reasonably easy to
understand and not distract the listener
 Serve communicative needs effectively
 Increase self-confidence
 Develop speech awareness

4. Teaching English Pronunciation
Specific English Teaching Case: Greek
Cypriot learning English
Question 1: What are their common mistakes
in English pronunciation?
Question 2: What would / should you do about
it?
Question 3: How?

5. Teaching English Pronunciation
Specific sounds
Lesson 1a - "TH" - English Pronunciation, unvoiced ‘th’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wxzieu-WXt4
English Pronunciation #126: the word ‘Misogynistic’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIvfI5AIoVE
English Pronunciation Lesson 2 - 英 の 音第語 発 2 Pay / pet
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_HqVMzkbHs0

6. Teaching English Pronunciation
Minimal Pairs
http://www.shiporsheep.com/page1.html
http://www.btinternet.com/~ted.power/l1gre

7. Teaching English Pronunciation
English sound-spelling relationships
Language Skills - How to teach Children, Correct Sound -
Spelling, English Skills
http://www.en.articlesgratuits.com/language-skills-how-to-
teach-children-correct-sound-spelling-english-skills-
id1549.php
Articulatory Phonetics
http://www.staff.uni-marburg.de/~uffmann/phonetics.pdf

8. Teaching English Pronunciation
Stress
Lesson 8a - STRESS PATTERNS - English Pronunciation
“Stress in Sentences and phrases”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wbs5aoqFtVQ
Lesson 8b - STRESS PATTERNS - English Pronunciation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-toSnwSqqz0

9. Teaching English Pronunciation
Rythm
Learn English Rhythm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DLOBq2WcINY :
3 strokes
Joe likes jokes.
Susanne isn’t hungry.
Amanda doesn’t like elephants.
Lesson 3a - Rhythm through Rhymes - English
Pronunciation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N86BsL3l5ZQ

10. Teaching English Pronunciation
Word / Sentence Intonation
Word intonation
Intonation patterns in English
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5vjwPI_GxA
2 syllable words
Doctor; guitar / shampoo;
3 syllable words
Manager, Jonathan;
Computer, food words:banana, tomato, potato;
4 syllable words
Economy (never at the beninning)
Lesson 3b - Rhythm through Rhymes - English Pronunciation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jzc29ktRfps

11. Teaching English Pronunciation
English Pronunciation - Which one?
Learn English Pronunciation Rochester New York Accent
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B7JtZOQ-_No
Pronunciation through Tongue Twisters
Learn English with Tongue Twisters
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hQmaiuF6ZA&NR=1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hQmaiuF6ZA
UGoEigo English Sounds Lesson 4: Tongue Twisters 1
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hTM6DlqVte8

12. Teaching English Pronunciation
English Pronunciation Practice
EFL Playhouse http://www.esl4kids.net/phonics.htmlPlayhouse has activities and
resources for making Phonics fun for your students.

13. Teaching English Pronunciation
English Pronunciation Practice
http://www.manythings.org/e/pronunciation.html
http://www.manythings.org/pp/
Fonetics
http://www.fonetiks.org/
Minimal Pairs
http://www.shiporsheep.com/
About.com : English as 2nd Language
English Pronunciation practice
http://esl.about.com/library/weekly/aa100500a.htm
Pronunciation
http://www.rong-chang.com/pronun.htm
English Pronunciation
http://www.englishclub.com/pronunciation/index.htm
Sounds of English
http://www.soundsofenglish.org/pronunciation/index.htm
English Pronouncing Dictionary with Instant Sound Free Online
http://www.howjsay.com/
The VICEdict presents English Pronunciation
http://www.edict.com.hk/vlc/pronunciation/
English Pronunciation!?!
http://bertc.com/english.htm

14. Teaching English Pronunciation
English Pronunciation Practice
Lesson 6a - WORD STRESS - English Pronunciation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WX1rrFh4OZw
English pronunciation - Don't leave off the final sound!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBF9VuJz2cg
Lesson 2 - "TH" - English Pronunciation, voiced ‘th’
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GOJ4eF5L94&NR=1
Lesson 5a - R - English Pronunciation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3PJ2jZlVf-M
Lesson 4a - L - English Pronunciation
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KG0GwIDm2qA
English Pronunciation #126
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIvfI5AIoVE