PHONETICS SEMINAR for ADVANCED LEVEL IN EFL
IFD 4 R.S. Ortiz- San Salvador de Jujuy
RITA ALDORINO, MA
2012
MODULO 4. PHONETICS and IT TOOLS
CONCEPTS- The application of technological tools in Phonetics as a science. Use of links
and web resources. How to make the most of audio visual resources. Creating a website
with Phonetics content.
Technology in the Phonetics Class: An Integrative View
Why use Technology in the Phonetics class?
 Allows students to be creative.
 Students’ critical thinking is promoted.
 Students are engaged in activities in which they review what has been previously learned.
 Students feel highly motivated to work with a variety of media.
 Aural –Oral skills are improved
 Students have the opportunity to use diverse types of instructional software.
 Content becomes more significant.
 Activities allow individual or teamwork, and cooperation in the class.
Types of Activities
Theory based tasks
 Practical Tasks
 Instrumental tasks
Examples of Activities
Relating sound to symbol
Academic Year: 1st Year- 1st Semester
Course: Phonetics, Diction and Lab Works I
http://www.phonetics.ucla.edu/course/contents.html
 CHAPTER 5- PERFORMANCE EXCERCISES. Compare AmE and BrE
http://www.antimoon.com/how/pronunc-trans.htm
 Click on The International Phonetic Alphabet link
 Then click on demonstration of the phonetic transcription system. Be ready to listen to the
audio file given in this section. Practice as many times as necessary to associate symbol to
sound.
Meaningful Content for Practice
Course: EFL Class (Beginners, Intermediate, Advanced), Advanced Phonetics
http://www.esl-lab.com/
 Go to Section titled General Listening Quizzes. Once there, select two audio texts to work
with. Texts should be of different level of complexity. Once both texts have been chosen, follow
instructions to perform the quiz for each. Finally, choose one of the two texts to print out all the
completed activities. A 50-word summary should be done on the other selected text.
Integrating Specific Content
Course: Phonetics, Diction and Lab Works II
Academic Year: 2nd Year- 1st Semester
http://esl.about.com/od/speakingadvanced/a/timestress.htm
PHONETICS SEMINAR for ADVANCED LEVEL IN EFL
IFD 4 R.S. Ortiz- San Salvador de Jujuy
RITA ALDORINO, MA
2012
Read the front page and then answer the following question
 What can be concluded after analyzing the two examples with different syllable numbers?
 Then go to Stress and Intonation Exercises section and do Pronunciation Exercise 1 or
Pronunciation Exercise 2 and the task on The Music of English
Examples of Interactive Activities
Course: Phonetics, Diction and Lab Works II
Academic Year: 2nd Year- 2nd Semester
http://www.tolearnenglish.com/exercises/exercise-english-1/exercise-english674.php
 Watch the video. Write down 3 examples given in it to demonstrate the different effects of
intonation. Then do “English exercise "Intonation: rising or falling?"
Integrating Other Content Areas
Course: Phonetics, Diction and Lab Works III
Academic Year: 3rd Year- 1st Semester
http://www.phoenix5.org/humor/HumorMenu.html
 When there, click on Abbott & Costello's "Who's on first?" link, the third in the list titled
HUMOR & LAUGHTER. In the following page, read the introduction, and then click on READ A
TRANSCRIPT
 Listen to Abbott & Costello's "Who's on first?" and answer questions given in an
essay form text
For the teacher ( and students too)
http://www.eslcafe.com/ideas/
 Click on the link Pronunciation. Plenty of ideas and activities on helping your students with
their pronunciation are given in this section, which may be used as class material or adapted to
your own needs.
Creating your own educational website
Find the way and tutorial to guide you in this process at
http://www.ecaths.com/home.php
OTHER MEDIA AND ITS USES
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CLASSROOM SETTING: Students get exposure to natural language in a stress-free
atmosphere.
MOTIVATION: movies and video provide common ground to students of any level of
proficiency. Given mixed ability classes, this is a valuable tool to empower students' language
use.
CULTURE AWARENESS: typical body language, real language in use, varieties of language
registers are some examples of situations students can observe when working with movies.
INTEGRATING SKILLS: comprehension through listening, opportunity to debate about what
is seen in the movie, reading signs/ posts from the background, etc. are all forms of language
which students are able to perceive in a natural way.
TASK BASED ACTIVITIES: learners are engaged in various tasks that promote significant
learning through hands on activities
PHONETICS SEMINAR for ADVANCED LEVEL IN EFL
IFD 4 R.S. Ortiz- San Salvador de Jujuy
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RITA ALDORINO, MA
2012
CUSTOMIZED USE OF VIDEO CLIPS: a wide range of techniques is possible to expand the
potential use of videos.
Silent viewing activities
Still -picture activities
Paired Viewing Activities
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Prediction
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Prediction
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Reproduction
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Reproduction
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sound
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Using background
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Thoughts
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Random
down
Sound
activities
Description
Narration
Role plays
and
emotions
FOOD FOR THOUGHT…
 Integrating technology in the Phonetics class assists students and instructors to fulfill
an ample range of objectives.
 Technological tools prove to be very reliable instruments that allow the combination of
multiple skills, and the integration of different aspects of spoken language.
 The integration of different types of media not only benefits students in the
development of L2 skills, but also allows the inclusion of alternative teaching strategies that help
further those skills.
Thank you for your participation!
Comments? Suggestions?
E-mail me
raldorino@yahoo.com