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Teacher Training Programme. Pronunciation and Storytelling: from Phonemes to Fluency

I will be running this 2-week teacher training programme Pronunciation and Storytelling: from Phonemes to Fluency at Bell Teachers Campus, Cambridge in July 2016 It is for practitioners wanting to explore new approaches to pronunciation learning and who want practical … Continue reading

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Complete series of 39 x 3-minute pronunciation videos now available

  I’m happy to say that the entire series of 39 x 3-minute pronunciation teacher training videos is now available here. The videos are free to watch. You can check the topics and timing on the list below. They vary … Continue reading

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Sound Foundations: Teacher Training Videos update

Here is an update of links to my new 3-Minute pronunciation video series, other recent teacher training videos, articles and resources including the Sounds App and The Interactive Phonemic Chart (British and American English versions) 1.. The first 24 of … Continue reading

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Videos from Feb 21st Accentuate Conference, London

Videos from Saturday’s Conference “Accentuate: Bringing pronunciation to the fore” can be viewed at the links below. The conference was put on jointly by IATEFL Pronunciation SIG and NATECLA, at the British Council in London. Click here for the link to … Continue reading

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Webinar: Teaching Difficult Sounds

On 13/11/2014 I will give a webinar in the Macmillan Education Online Conference This is a one week online conference with many different speakers each day. Click here for the programme and to book your place. Teaching Difficult Sounds Description … Continue reading

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Growing interest in pronunciation…?

Could it be that teachers are talking more about pronunciation? Are we seeing the beginning of a shift? A shift from “This pron stuff is mysterious and difficult and elusive and endless…” And towards “Hey! If you approach it differently … Continue reading

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Macmillan wins Elton award with Sounds: The Pronunciation App

24 May 2012 – Macmillan Education is delighted have won the ELTon award for Innovation in Learner Resources with the mobile application Sounds: The Pronunciation App at the inspiring ELTons award ceremony in central London. The British Council Innovation Awards, … Continue reading

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SOUNDS: The Pronunciation App VERSION 2!

This new version has a number of added features including Primary stress notation for all vocabulary Multi word phrases A new facility to allow you to work on minimal pairs or triplets A new introduction to the Chart video And … Continue reading

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Sounds: The Pronunciation App Premium Edition

Master pronunciation with Practices and Quizzes using the well known Pronchart. FIRST CAME ….. the FREE EDITION with British English chart, tap for the sounds, and tap and hold for the words. This appeared in June: The pronchart in interactive … Continue reading

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The SOUNDS Pronunciation App

At last after some really exciting work with Macmillan, the Sounds App! Based around the familiar Sound Foundations chart…. All power to individual learners, their colleagues and their teachers! For Apple iPhone, iPad and Andoid devices. This is a totally … Continue reading

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