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      Submitted by SERDAR BARTINLI on 19 January, 2009 - 17:23

      Hi teachers,

      I'm a teacher in Turkey and have explored Teaching English's pronunciation

      chart and the chart and videos in the BBC Learning English site. Then I

      have seen that some symbols like e, schwa ... are the same but sounds

      differ a bit. Is this chart about the 'Standard Southern British English=

      Received pronunciation'? Why are some vowels different in pronunciation? To

      feel confident, I would like your kind answer.

      Thanks,

      Serdar BARTINLI

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      Nicola Robinsonova
      Vowel sounds
      Submitted on 14 February, 2009 - 17:42

      Vowel sounds are key to the huge differences in the way that English is spoken across the world.

      There is no single correct pronunciation. In order for your students to be able to communicate with native English speakers, they need to be exposed to a range of different English accents.

      If you are looking to maintain your own standards of spoken English, you really need to be speaking with natives regularly. There is no better way, in my opinion. Charts will only help you make explanations.

      Luckily, these days you can use one of the many social net works for languages to find a language partner to practice with via the Internet.

      Do you have a decent Internet connection? If yes, contact me and I'll point you in the direction of some useful sites and resources.

       

       

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      girishseshamani
      PRONUNCIATION
      Submitted on 29 August, 2009 - 15:07

      I strongly suggest it is better not to go deep into phonetics. This is because even though RP is widely accepted the dialect will vary from city to city within the same country. Your focus should be on removing the mother tongue influence and getting your students to speak in a neutral accent.