Some problem consonants and consonant contrasts of English

We can identify 'problem sounds' by three main ways:  (1) differences across English and the L1 of the learners (contrastive analysis), (2) the actual pronunciation errors L2 learners produce (in general or based on language background), and (3) 'marked' sounds of spoken English that learners of various backgrounds might find difficult (for example, they are late in native acquisition processes, or they are rare sounds among most world languages or at least some major languages). 

Here is a set of problem consonant sounds and contrasts that I have compiled with all three above in mind. 

Teaching English /l/ vs. /r/ as PDF download

This is one of the more popular articles on this blog, so I have decided to make it available as a PDF that you can view online or download.

Teaching English /l/ vs. /r/ (click to view PDF).

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A Quick Guide for Teachers Using
Core English for Global Communication

I am making a PDF available for download. It is an overview and quick guide about the textbook for teachers who are planning to use the book in their EFL courses. It may also be of interest for those who are considering the textbook for classroom use.

It explains the language proficiency levels that the book has been designed for (in terms of TOEIC, CEFR, etc.). It then looks at the main task sets in each unit. Finally, it gives a message that teachers might use in their first class to help their students engage the book and English learning in class. In future blog posts here, we will be looking at sample units and then specifically at how to teach and manage each task set in the book. We will also look at alternative procedures for running the tasks in class.

Please note, this file is not the teacher's manual. The teacher's manual is available from Asahi Press.


 

A Word Frequency List for the Textbook, CORE ENGLISH FOR GLOBAL COMMUNICATION

This takes you to the post at the blog dedicated to the textbook.

https://coreenglishforglobalcommunication.blogspot.jp/2018/03/word-frequency-list-for-core-english.html

New Blog for CORE ENGLISH FOR GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS

I have created a new blog specifically for teachers using (or interested in using) the textbook, Core English for Global Communications (Asahi Press, 2018). 

Click on the word map image below to go to the new blog. 

The url is:

https://coreenglishforglobalcommunication.blogspot.jp