AVOIDING PHONOLOGICAL TRANSFER IN ENGLISH PHONEMES PRONUNCIATION
English is one of the most spoken languages, also known as lingua-franca (business´ language). This Language is adopted for a common understanding between people who have the same mother tongue, as well as being used for political and economic arrangements.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
I’m a teacher of English, and actually, I’m working for Universidad Pedagógica Nacional Francisco Morazán, (UPNFM) in Sta. Rosa de Copán’s, campus, as an English Teacher. Also I’m studying a post grade in teaching of languages at the UPNFM campus San Pedro Sula, aimed to increase my teaching skills, therefore help my students to acquire a meaningful learning. I believe that teaching is a process where the teacher is a facilitator of knowledge for the student in the learning process thus we must seek for appropriate communication with students, and wisely manage both low achievers and those who have good performance.
Therefore, the student must be committed to learn and takes the initiative in the pursuit of knowledge. Due the evidence proved in many researches carried on the influence of mother tongue (August & Shanahan, 2006. p.2; Bialystok, 2007p.45).
I have decided to study the level of incidence of L1 sounds in the pronunciation of English phonemes in order promote new strategies to teach phonological awareness to English learners.
WEBSITES TO IMPROVE LISTENING AND SPEAKING SKILLS IN ENGLISH
BBC Learning English
bbc.co.uk/worldservice/learningenglish
An array of wonderful activities for practice, some relating to current events. Includes videos, quizzes, vocabulary practice, idioms, though all with British accents.
Many Things. org
An incredible menú of minimal pairs activities and games to improve listening comprehension, http://www.manythings.org/pp/
AMERICAN ENGLISH
In this website teachers and learners of English can find multiple didactic resources to increase your English speaking and listening skills. https://americanenglish.state.gov/
ENGLISH WITH JO
This website created by Jo., helps to learn to speak English through real conversations with a native speaker. Also you can find downloadable resources to increase your listening and speaking skills. http://www.englishwithjo.com
(Adapted from www. www.nypl.org. New York Public Libray)
LEO NETWORK
This website provides multiple lessons to learn English through the 4 macroskills. Since beginners to advance levels. http://www.learn-english-online.org
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