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Pronunciation for english as an international language. Accommodating classrooms 8 proposals for pronunciation teaching for eil an overhaul of pronunciation teaching in english language teacher education an overhaul of pronunciation. The phonology of english as an international language oxford. Oup oxford, jul 27, 2000 foreign language study 258 pages. Professor jennifer jenkins modern languages and linguistics. Jennifer jenkins is a senior lecturer in applied linguistics at kings college london, england, where she teaches world englishes, phonology and phonetics, and sociolinguistics, and supervises doctoral research in world englishes. The phonology of english as an international language jennifer jenkins. Coming soon new releases nook book bundles nook daily find nook foreign language.
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She is a leading figure in the study of english as a lingua franca elf, and is an expert on communication in english between nonnative speakers. Language, pronunciation teachers and researchers have waited for a serious. Jennifer jenkins has made a number of proposals in the phonology of english as an international language jenkins 2000. In the first article, on eil competence, acar critically examines the theoretical framework. New models, new norms, new goals oxford applied linguistics 01 by jenkins, jennifer isbn.
I studied english language and literature, old icelandic, and linguisticsapplied linguistics at the universities of leicester, oxford, and london, and in the. Jennifer jenkins, facss born 1950 is a british linguist and academic. However, as the subtitle new models, new norms, new goals indicates, jenkins approach has the potential to revolutionise language and part. New models, new norms, new goals oxford applied linguistics paperback common by author jennifer jenkins on. This book advocates a new approach to english pronunciation teaching, in which the goal is mutual intelligibility among nonnative speakers, rather than the imitation of native speakers. English as a lingua franca interview with jennifer jenkins. It will be of interest to all teachers of english as an international. Pdf download english phonology and pronunciation teaching. How to teach english as a lingua franca elf british council. This theory and practice book is aimed at firstyear students of phonetics and phonology. Welcome to the fifth edition of the journal of english as an international language. English as a lingua franca from the classroom to the classroom. Click download or read online button to get english phonology and pronunciation teaching book now. It is also referred to as global english, world english, common english, continental english, general english, engas english as associate language, or.
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