Intonation Rules in ELT Textbooks.

Cauldwell, Richard; Hewings, Martin

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ERIC Number: EJ534228

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1996

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Intonation Rules in ELT Textbooks.

Cauldwell, Richard; Hewings, Martin

ELT Journal, v50 n4 p327-34 Oct 1996

Examines the two rules of intonation most commonly found in English language teaching textbooks: those concerning intonation in lists and intonation in questions. The article suggests that teachers and materials writers must provide learners with descriptions of intonation allowing them to understand the communicative significance of intonation patterns. (14 references) (Author/CK)

Descriptors: Discourse Analysis, English (Second Language), Intonation, Language Patterns, Models, Second Language Instruction, Stress (Phonology), Teaching Methods, Textbooks

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Language: English

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