Talks by Mark Hancock

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Pronunciation: muscle, mind, meaning, memory

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Event date: 
Saturday, February 2, 2019 - 12:45
Venue: 
APAC
Location: 
Barcelona
Extra info: 
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Pronunciation: muscle, mind, meaning, memory - hancockmcdonald.com/node/589/edit

Download slides and other materials at the bottom of this page! Pronunciation crosses two domains: it is part language - like grammar or vocabulary, and part skill - like speaking or listening. This unique position makes pronunciation teaching interestingly varied – and potentially very enjoyable too.

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Pronunciation: muscle, mind, meaning, memory

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Event date: 
Thursday, December 13, 2018 - 16:00
Venue: 
British Council Webinar
Location: 
Online
Website: 
Teaching English
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Pronunciation: muscle, mind, meaning, memory - hancockmcdonald.com/node/587/edit

FREE WEBINAR!: Watch a recording here! Pronunciation is multi-faceted on account of its unique position on the boundary of language and skill, and the fact that it is both productive and receptive.

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Post-ELF Pronunciation Teaching

Event date: 
Friday, October 12, 2018 - 18:00
Venue: 
7th ELT Malta Conference
Location: 
Intercontinental Malta, St George's Bay, St Julian's
Website: 
ELT Council
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- hancockmcdonald.com/talks/calendar/day/2018-10-12
In this talk, I will aim to make some of the following points: 1. Not all pronunciation features are of equal importance for intelligibility. 2. The more common an accent variant, the more likely it is to be understood. 3. English has become a global lingua franca: “post-ELF” pronunciation teaching assimilates this fact. 4. Mutual intelligibility does not depend on accent homogeneity.
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Post-ELF Pronunciation Teaching

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Event date: 
Saturday, October 6, 2018 - 16:00
Venue: 
English Language Teaching Centre, University of Sheffield
Location: 
78 Hoyle Street, Sheffield, S3 7LG
Website: 
Eventbrite
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- hancockmcdonald.com/talks/calendar/month/2018-10
In this talk, I will try to explain and illustrate the following conclusions: 1. Not all pronunciation features are of equal importance for intelligibility. 2. The more common an accent variant, the more likely it is to be understood. 3. English has become a global lingua franca: “post-ELF” pronunciation teaching assimilates this fact.
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Post-ELF Pronunciation Teaching Poland

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Event date: 
Friday, September 21, 2018 - 14:45
Venue: 
IATEFL Poland
Location: 
27th IATEFL Poland Conference Wrocław
Website: 
IATEFL Poland
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Post-ELF Pronunciation Teaching - hancockmcdonald.com/node/578/edit

What does pronunciation teaching look like, once we assimilate the basic fact that English is a global lingua franca? In this presentation, we will explore that question. We will look at which aspects of pronunciation are essential for intelligibility and which aspects are more optional. We will look in more detail at how this distinction manifests itself on a phonemic chart.

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BrELT Pron Workout

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Event date: 
Friday, September 7, 2018 - 15:15
Venue: 
BrELT
Extra info: 
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Calendar of events by day - hancockmcdonald.com/talks/calendar/day/2018-04-09
Hi everybody - download the materials for the workshop below!
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Post-ELF at BrELT on the Road

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Event date: 
Friday, September 7, 2018 - 08:00
Venue: 
BrELT on the Road 2018
Location: 
Colégio Emilie De Villeneuve, São Paulo
Website: 
BrELT
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Post-ELF at BrELT on the Road - hancockmcdonald.com/node/576/edit

Mark says: BrELT is "A Global ELT Community Made by Brazilians", and apart from energetically connecting teachers in online chats and sharing forums, they organise "On the Road" events, which people can attend in person. This year's edition is in São Paulo and I have been invited to be the first speaker on the day. This is what I plan to speak about:

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The Soundchart Workshop

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Event date: 
Saturday, May 26, 2018 - 10:00
Venue: 
Webinar
Location: 
TESOL Spain
Extra info: 
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The Soundchart Workshop - hancockmcdonald.com/node/572/edit

The video below is Mark Hancock's webinar for TESOL Spain, explaining the Sound Chart and how to teach with it. The topics and minute-counter references are given below, so you can pick and watch the sections which interest you most.

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Towards a Pedagogic Phonology Post-ELF

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Event date: 
Thursday, April 12, 2018 - 09:15
Venue: 
IATEFL 2018
Location: 
Brighton, Room: 'Dukes'
Website: 
IATEFL
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Pedagogic Phonology

Do you remember the millennium bug? We were all warned that on new year’s day of 2000, our computers would cease to function properly. Didn’t happen. What DID happen around that time however was a quiet but seismic shift in assumptions about the goals of pronunciation teaching.

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Towards a Pedagogic Phonology

Speaker: 
Mark Hancock
Event date: 
Saturday, March 10, 2018 - 15:30
Venue: 
TESOL Spain
Location: 
Madrid,
Website: 
TESOL Spain
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Towards a Pedagogic Phonology - hancockmcdonald.com/talks/towards-pedagogic-phonology

"If it weren't for the hands, the clock would be useless" (Polish proverb). A detailed description of the phonology of English is of no use in pronunciation teaching if it is not combined with a consideration of learners' needs, especially in a world where English is a global lingua franca. In this talk, we will explore the implications of this idea. Download the slides below - 2 PDF files.

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