READ/San Diego Tutor Conference
June 12, 2010 at the Joan Kroc Institute of Peace and Justice, UC San Diego
Workshop 1: Promoting Clearer Pronunciation
2.5 hours
This workshop will provide participants with approaches for helping English language learners improve their pronunciation. The presenter will explain features of spoken English that affect intelligibility. You'll learn why some non-native speakers are easy to understand while others are not. You'll gain knowledge about the role of a speaker's perception, production, and self-monitoring. You'll practice methods to hear, feel, and "see" speech. As you become more perceptive, you'll increase your ability to tutor pronunciation. You'll use simple items such as paper and mirrors and make specific body movements to help learners speak more clearly. You'll see how to put iPods, cell phones, CDs, and laptops to work for you and your tutees. You'll engage in games and exercises that focus on pronunciation, phonics, and spelling, and reflect on how these activities promote literacy. Pronunciation is physical. Be prepared listen, speak, and move. Dress comfortably. Register to win an autographed book!
Conference organizer: Valerie Hardie
Workshop Evaluation
29 respondents
Excellent=4, Satisfactory=3, Below Average=2, Not Worthwhile=1
The presentation of the topic was (average score 3.97 out of 4.0):
- 28 Excellent
- 1 Satisfactory
- 0 Below Average
- 0 Not Worthwhile
The content of the presentation was (average score 3.93 out of 4.0):
- 27 Excellent
- 2 Satisfactory
- 0 Below Average
- 0 Not Worthwhile
Would you be interested in hearing this presentation again?
- 26 Yes
- 0 No
Comments:
- Sense of humor, very knowledgable and experienced with the material.
- I thoroughly enjoyed Marsha Chan's presentation!! What a great teacher!!
- Great!
- She was brilliant!
- Ms. Chan told us this was her first READ/San Diego Tutor Conference. I highly recommend bringing her back. She is so engaging. Never a dull moment.
- Session went by too quickly. Very informative, helpful. Finally understood why non-native English speakers have such a difficult time with the language!
- Great physcial gestures – made very interesting.
- More time for questions – at the end it felt a lot of info at once.
- Very dynamic presentation – definitely invite her again next year.
- Very animated presenter! Nice to hear someone using correct English withouth "you know" or "like"!
- Ms. Chan was dynamic, animated, knowledgable, engaging, entertaining, and a bunch of other great things in the extreme!
- Thank you!
