Sáng kiến kinh nghiệm Improving the way to pronounce English consonants of Grade- 6 students - Nguyễn Thị Như Quỳnh

THANH HOA TRAINING& EDUCATION DEPARTMENT TRIEU SON TRAINING & EDUCATION DIVISION

TEACHING EXPERIMENT

IMPROVING THE WAY TO PRONOUNCE ENGLISH CONSONANTS OF GRADE- 6 STUDENTS

Writer: Nguyễn Thị Như Quỳnh Position: Teacher School: Thi Tran Trieu Son Secondary School Subject: English

THANH HOA - 2019

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CONTENTS

Number Content Page 1. INTRODUCTION 1.1. Justification of the research

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1.2. Aim and objectives of the research 2 1.3. Scope of the research 3

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1.4. Method of the research - Subject of the research - Data collection instrument of the research - Data analysis procedure of the research

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2. DEVELOPMENT

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2.1. Theoretical background 2.1.1. Definition of consonants in English 2.1.2. The basic consonants in English 2.1.3. Classification of English consonants 2.1.3.1. According to place of articulation 2.1.3.2. According to the manner articulation 2.1.3.3. According to voicing 2.2. Real situation and suggested solution 2.2.1. Possible causes 2.2.1.1. Lack of awareness of the importance 2.2.1.2. Teachers’ neglect of pronunciation 2.2.1.3. Mother tongue interference 2.2.2. Suggested solution

Doing pronunciation exercises a. Distinguishing sound exercises b. Find the odd sounds c. Matching exercises

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4 REFERENCES 16 5 THE EXPERIMENTS HAVE BEEN REGARDED

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INTRODUCTION 1.1. Justification of the research

We all know that during the time of studying English, there are many pronunciation errors that secondary students learning English tend to make such as word and sentence stress, intonation, length of vowel sounds, ending sounds and linking sounds, etc. To help better English pronunciation for students who learn English at secondary school, it's is essential to do a search on most typical pronunciation problems of Vietnamese students, which is, in this research, errors with consonant sounds.

For secondary students, who have to learn English as their main subject, and then take exams in which English is one of the compulsory subjects. It's extremely significant to realize their pronunciation errors. They cannot self- correct their English pronunciation so they are not confident enough to communicate in English. It’s obvious that there are some students noticing their pronunciation errors when their pronunciation erroneously, others, on the other hand, don't recognize their problem with pronunciation English words.

Although there are common errors made by learners, not all the teachers pay attention to them. The conclusion partly from personal observation supports this research. It is possibly because some sounds are not pronounced so clearly as other sounds in an utterance so they are less noticed by both learners and teachers. In addition to this, there have not been many studies on these particular pronunciation errors so far at high level. Only studies about general speaking and pronunciation errors were carried out, which appears to have failed to emphasize the main pronunciation problem of Vietnamese students of English.

I believe that a study on English pronunciation errors will help students become well aware of their pronunciation problems to which they might not have paid any attention before. It’s also the help for some teachers in teaching pronunciation at schools if the study can recommend some solutions to help students practice pronunciation individually and in group. From the reasons mentioned above, I have decided to carry out this study entitled "Improving the way to pronounce English consonant sounds of grade-6 students”. 1.2. Aim and objectives of the research

English phonetics is important as it lays basis for effective oral communication. As far as I know, students of English at primary schools are not taught phonetics(and students at secondary schools who learn new curriculum are taught some sounds) and mostly taught by nonnative- English teachers.

Classes in Viet Nam are big so it is not …