Pron 4 Spain

We will look at 8 features of pronunciation which are of particular relevance for Spanish speaking learners of English. These will include vowels, spelling of vowels, consonants, clusters, word stress, stress patterns, tonic syllables and joined up speech. Each feature will be explained, contrasted with Spanish and demonstrated with an example game. You can find the slide show for this talk below.  Most of the games and materials used can be found here, together with teaching notes, answer keys, and in some cases, audio recordings. Also, check out these articles about pronunciation for Spanish learners.