Saturday 9:30 - 10:20 AM
401/TTI
Using English radio to teach successful speaking
Sue Sullivan
Hagley Community College, New Zealand
Using talkback sessions on radio can be one of the most lively,
challenging and fruitful ways to train the ear in decoding the speech
stream. Intonation, pitch height, suprasegmental blocking and especially
schwa sounds and linking are learnt in a functional and fun way as students
work together to "nut out" those short blocks of sounds the teacher plays
to them. This is the type of exercise that can be part of your daily bread
and is easy to prepare. It is also the kind of practice that students can
extend at home. Apart from 'Radio Talk' there are several other exercises
that will get your students ears' trained to decode the rich information
in the speech stream.
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