1. Importance of Pronunciation: Vivek Goyal, B.E., CS

2. WHY THIS TOPIC?

3. Background Concepts and Information How is Speech Produced?

4. Background Concepts and Information What is a Speech Sound?

7. Airflow

8. Voicing

10. 2-Syllable Nouns and Verbs, including Heteronyms

15. Both English and French use linking (yay!!). IT’S THE MELODY OF THE LANGUAGE

19. “ I signed a con tract.” OR

21. “ I need a per mit to set up a march.” OR

28. Final Sound: Voiceless /s/ in “this” Voiced /z/ in “these” (they need to feel the “buzz” in their necks)

29. Pronunciation: Incorporating it Into the Language Learning Process from Day One FINAL QUESTIONS? Vivek Goyal, B.E. CS