Table of Contents
Introduction vii
Prologue to the Myths: What Teachers Need to Know Linda Grant 1
Myth 1 Once you have been speaking a second language for years, it's too late to change your pronunciation Tracey Derwing Murray J. Munro 34
Myth 2 Pronunciation instruction is not appropriate for beginning-level learners Beth Zielinski Lynda Yates 56
Myth 3 Pronunciation teaching has to establish in the minds of language learners a set of distinct consonant and vowel sounds John Field 80
Myth 4 Intonation is hard to teach Judy Gilbert 107
Myth 5 Students would make better progress in pronunciation if they just practiced more Linda Grant 137
Myth 6 Accent reduction and pronunciation instruction are the same thing Ron I. Thomson 160
Myth 7 Teacher training programs provide adequate preparation in how to teach pronunciation John Murphy 188
Epilogue to the Myths: Best Practices for Teachers Donna M. Brinton 235
Index 243