Cool Speech: Hot Listening, Cool Pronunciation
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Teacher’s Guides for introducing Cool Speech are here, and Student Guides are here
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iPad application – available here
Cool Speech: Hot Listening – Cool Pronunciation is an English Language Teaching app. It provides intensive listening practice, and teaches fluent pronunciation, using recordings of spontaneous speech. It is suitable for upper-intermediate and advanced students of English, who need to understand everyday speech and to speak clearly and fluently in everyday situations. More…
Phonology for Listening – available September 2012
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Phonology for Listening is a textbook for all teachers of English. It takes the plight of the listener as a starting point. It answers the questions: ‘What does the learner-listener need to know in order to understand words in the stream of speech?’ and ‘What do teachers need to know, to help learners become more effective listeners?’. There are four sections: [A] The Window on Speech [B] The nature of spontaneous speech [C] Accent and Identity in speech [D] Teaching listening. More…
