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The German Accent in English

Name: The German Accent in English
Price: 17.95 EUR
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Author: Clara S.
ISBN: 978-3-656-39751-9

Teaching Correct Pronunciation

Term Paper, 2009

18 Pages, Grade: 1,3

Clara S. (Author)

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1 Introduction

2 The contrasts of English and German Phonology
2.1 Is a contrastive approach reasonable in phonology?
2.2 The consonants
2.2.1 Consonants in German
2.2.2 Consonants in English
2.2.3 Consonant contrasts
2.3 The vowels
2.3.1 Vowels in German
2.3.2 Vowels in English
2.3.3 Contrasts

3 German accent
3.1 Sources of error
3.1.1 Unknown sounds
3.1.2 Apparently similar sounds
3.1.3 Overuse of ‘new’ sounds
3.2 Stress, Syllabification and Intonation

4 Teaching pronunciation
4.1 Why is correct pronunciation important?
4.2 Priorities and Compromises
4.3 Youtube and SingStar.: New focuses in teaching

5 Conclusion

Bibliography

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