November 8th

PRONUNCIATION ☝

🗣️ How did you approach pronunciation in today’s sessions?

Today’s sessions were mainly focused on students’ project presentations, so working on pronunciation was a bit challenging . During presentations, students often feel nervous, and correcting them in the middle of their speech can make them even more anxious. For that reason, I decided to give gentle feedback after they finished presenting or when they directly asked for help.

Interestingly, several students noticed pronunciation differences between their classmates’ presentations and their own, which led them to self-correct. For example, some words were repeated across different presentations, and after hearing others say them correctly, the next presenters adjusted their pronunciation naturally. It was nice to see how peer modeling helped them improve without direct interruption.



💡 Did you include any of the tips/strategies we worked on in our last session? If not, which ones did you include?

In the first class, it wasn’t possible to apply many correction strategies apart from the moments when students asked for pronunciation advice themselves . However, in the second class, there was more time for assessment and guidance .

When reviewing the topics for their upcoming exam, I noticed that several students tended to pronounce “since” as “science”. I explained the difference in meaning and pronunciation, and they immediately started to say it correctly with confidence. It was a great moment to reinforce the importance of clear pronunciation and how small changes can affect meaning.

Overall, even though the main focus was on presentations, I tried to balance encouragement and correction, helping students feel more comfortable while still improving their pronunciation.

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