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Apr
11
2018

Phonatics/CLI: Language Science and Pedagogy Meeting with Drs. Jen Alexander, Erin Leddon, and Julia Moore

When: Wednesday, April 11, 2018
4:00 PM - 5:00 PM CT

Where: University Library, Ver Steeg (Room 3770), 1970 Campus Drive, Evanston, IL 60208 map it

Audience: Faculty/Staff - Student - Public - Post Docs/Docs - Graduate Students

Contact: Irene Sakk   (847) 491-7020

Group: Linguistics Department

Category: Academic

Description:

This is a joint meeting between the Phonatics Discussion Group and the Council on Language Instruction (CLI). Drs. Jen Alexander, Erin Leddon, & Julie Moore from the English Language Programs and the Department of Linguistics will be presenting “Pronunciation Training in the Language Learning Curriculum.”

Abstract: English language learners typically want to reduce interference from their first language and sound more intelligible to native speakers of the English dialect that they are trying to acquire. But this can be difficult for many reasons: limited training in the sound structure of English, limited opportunities for corrective feedback, and even limited exposure to the target dialect. In this presentation, faculty from Northwestern’s English Language Programs will report on the strategies we have implemented to support international students working to improve their intelligibility and effectiveness when using spoken English. We’ll discuss how we apply our training in phonetics, phonology, and speech language pathology to create interventions across multiple pedagogical contexts and programs-group classes, one-on-one tutoring, and digital learning. We hope to also address implications for teaching pronunciation in other languages (and especially to English L1 learners).

The event will be held in the Ver Steeg lounge in the University Library (Room 3770).

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