LANGUAGE LEARNING ADQUISITION & TEACHING

KONGLISH! language created by learners of a second language which is between the target language and the learner's first language (L1).

Konglish (Korean: 콩글리시) is the use of English words (or words derived from English words) in a Korean context. The words, having initially been taken from English language, are either actual English words in Korean context[1], or are made from a combination of Korean and English words. It is considered a sublanguage.[2] Common sentence structure or vocabulary mistakes made by Koreans has also been referred to as Konglish.[3][4][5] Words and phrases borrowed from English or other languages may be shortened if Koreans using them feel they are too long.[6]

PRONUNCIATION

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Next update: 11 December 2009
Homophones dictationShaun Dowling, Teacher trainer, Cultura Inglesa, Brasilia

Homophones can be one of the reasons students spell or hear something incorrectly. By raising learners' awareness of these types of words in an open and fun manner, teachers can help learners understand why they have difficulty with a particular listening activity or even with spelling a word wrongly. This materials-light activity needs little preparation and allows students to notice these problems.

Procedure

Choose from 8 to 10 homophones to dictate.
Tell your students you are going to say about 10 words and for them to write them down.
Ask students to stay silent while you dictate and not to check with a partner.
Dictate each word clearly and allow students time to write
Here are the 10 I usually choose with their homophone in brackets

band (banned) I´ll (aisle, isle)
knot (not) right (write)
there (their, they're) sun (son)
past (passed) cell (sell)
flu (flew) made (maid)

*In pairs, have students check what they have written down. As students check, write the words (not in brackets) up on the board.
*After the pairs have finished they may see a difference in their lists. Ask the whole group if they have written down the same as the list on the board. Note that many students may feel they have written down the wrong words if their own words are different from the list on the board.
*Now as you write the second similar sounding word (these are the homophones in brackets), ask students if their list was similar to these other words. Some discussion may take place here as students laugh and smile about what they have written, so ask students if they can ask you what is the difference between the two words. They should say the spelling and also the meaning.
*Now elicit from students the similarities of the words. If they disagree that the sounds are not the same then it is a good idea to drill the words for students to hear and ask them if the homophones sound different.
*Now elicit again what differences there are between the words. You can write these differences and similarities on the board for clarity.
*Now introduce the word 'homophone' and see if students know of any other English homophones.
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How to improve your English pronunciation skills

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Everybody wants to be able to speak English like a native speaker, but English pronunciation is always a big problem to ESL learners.

Bad pronunciation may confuse people even if you used advanced English grammar. We can use simple words and simple grammar structures that make people understand you but we cannot use "simple pronunciation".

On the other hand, good English pronunciation will make people understand you easily and be willing to listen to you!

You will say that we learn English just for communication, although we speak English with a strong accent, native speakers can understand us, that's enough. But you know it is not pleased to listen to the bad pronunciation!

So, how to speak English clearly and confidently? There are three ways: practice, practice and practice! First practice speaking each word clearly then practice speaking each sentence clearly.

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