ELT in Japan (ELT-J)

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      In this issue: 1. Teaching English /l/ and /r/ to EFL learners: a lexical approach 2. Basics of vocabulary study in TOEIC practice class 3. Another way to integrate more vocabulary practice and learning into TOEIC lessons Feature 1: Teaching English /l/ and /r/ to EFL  learners: a lexical approach Charles Jannuzi University of Fukui, Japan Introduction English /r/, /l/ and contrasts across these two categories of sounds are often judged to be pronunciation and listening perception problems for a variety of EFL learners, most from E. Asia. The language backgrounds most often associated with these problems are Japanese, Korean, Chinese and some languages of SE Asia (e.g., Thai but also Cantonese Chinese). Other language speakers may also express an interest in improving their pronunciation of English /r/ and /l/, including Russian and German EFL learners, in order to reduce an accent. Perhaps the most well-known group to have a problem with the two categorie