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ERIC Number: EJ1297368
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2021
Pages: 3
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Teaching Techniques: Understanding Fast Speech with Online Videos and Quizzes
Hanson, Stephanie
English Teaching Forum, v59 n1 p28-30 2021
Understanding fast speech can be an ongoing challenge for English learners of all levels. Even after years of study, learners might be accustomed to clear, slow classroom English and struggle with understanding the reductions that proficient speakers of English use in fast, fluent speech. Many online resources exist to help students learn about fast-speech reductions commonly used in English. The Minnesota English Language Program at the University of Minnesota developed five videos, that explain blending, flap, H elision, syllable elision, and common fast phrases. Each video is about one minute long and describes these fast-speech phenomena with an oral explanation, visual cues, and several examples. Each video also has an accompanying audio quiz, with several examples of each reduction. These online videos and interactive quizzes were designed as self-study tools for international students at U.S. universities. Fortunately, these materials can be used anywhere with teens or adults who wish to improve their listening skills. These materials can also be used in a prepared class lesson. To provide an example of a class lesson, this article works with syllable elision.
US Department of State. Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, Office of English Language Programs, SA-5, 2200 C Street NW 4th Floor, Washington, DC 20037. e-mail: etforum@state.gov; Web site: http://americanenglish.state.gov/english-teaching-forum-0
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Language: English
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