Teacher Talking Time

The traditional pronunciation model EXCLUDES virtually every teacher - Robin Walker & Gemma Archer


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So many teachers feel they can't teach pronunciation if their speech doesn't sound a certain way. Listen to this episode to discover why that isn't true. 

Robin Walker and Gemma Archer are pronunciation specialists who co-authored "Teaching English Pronunciation for a Global World,which aims to encourage pronunciation instruction from a lingua franca and intelligibility perspective. 

We chat with Robin & Gemma about:

  • intelligibility, comprehensibility, and accentedness
  • why the Lingua Franca Core is what teachers should learn
  • their disdain for Jennifer Jenkins' criticism of them - before realizing she was right
  • how intelligibility is the thing that allows pronunciation to do its job
  • weak forms and why they're not necessary for intelligibility 
  • why the goal of international intelligibility doesn't exclude other goals
  • how to measure intelligibility & use Linca Franca Core diagnostics with your students
  • Grab their book here. 

    For more from Gemma:

    1. Follow her on LinkedIn

    2. The Scottish Sound School

    For more from Robin:

    1. Follow him on LinkedIn

    2. His website - Englishglobal.com

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