how does arabic influence the pronunciation of english?
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When we learn to speak another language, we must acquire some new sounds and strategies. We may also have to reset how and when we employ stress and timing. Much of this slidedeck accompanied a webinar given by Peggy Tharpe, M.A. TESOL, Monterey Institute of International Studies, to Professor Hala Fawzi's CALL class at Yanbu University College, Saudi Arabia, on teaching methods and strategies that help Arabic speakers adjust their sound in English. http://AmericanPronunciationCoach.comTRANSCRIPT
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How Does Arabic Influence
Pronunciation
of English ?
Where do we speak from?
?
?
Which is Arabic and which is English?
How do their “building materials”
compare?
Consonants
American English
12-18
Standard Arabic
3:3 + 2
American English
20
Standard Arabic
27-28
Vowels
Which of the following is Arabic?
Which is English?
A major difference that affects the sound and
flow of the two languages is…
Arabic consonants rule!
writing k t bWriter ka ttaa
bLetter mak too bhe writes it yak tu buh
HOWEVER
English vowels rule!
bike bake bookbuck beak back
Bic balk Bach
Another difference that affects flow is where we
break…
Arabic Breaks in sound can occur within words and between words
glottal stops
ENGLISH Breaks mostly to establish
phrasing
liaisons are usually syntactic
connections
L1 stress patterns persist
because of lack of awareness
Do Lebanese, Tunisians, Algerians, and Jordanians have fewer pronunciation
problems than other Arabic speakers?
Saudi: p/b Egyptian: th/s
coat, cot, caught, cut
How can we help learners become aware
of these?
How do we help students truly acquire them?
g-dz ʧ h vowel +r th-t-d ŋ
What works best to master unfamiliar
sounds?
Why do these words get shortened?
raid > red
hope > hop
prove - proofpad - badlag - lack
How can we help students learn to
differentiate these sounds?
Bill ClintonBeel Cleentone
Pronouncing English Names
arrangid - arranged istobbid - stopped
iskool - school
Why does this happen, and what’s the solution?
The answers are here! Available on Amazon.com
Much of this slidedeck is from an online presentation given to Dr. Hala’s Educational Technology students at Yanbu
University College, Yanbu, Saudi Arabia in February 2014.
For more information:
AmericanPronunciationCoach.com
facebook.com/peggy.tharpe
linkedin.com/peggytharpe
Dr. Hala’s class pagehttp://edyyuc132vpresentation.pbworks.com/w/page/75154106/Front
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