Pronouncing a language is a skill. Every normal person is expert with (1) __
/ ]3 g; \4 j- ?8 H/ a) a The skill of pronouncing his own language; but few people are even! F5 x& P6 ^4 t" p" f! v
moderately proficient at pronouncing foreign languages. Now there many6 o+ f! a- t& S# e% m; \
reasons this, some obvious, some perhaps not so obvious. But I suggest (2) __! ?+ ~. _' A/ \6 X3 T! V% z8 S
that the fundamental reason which people in general do not speak (3) __
& j5 U5 k0 S1 Q9 c6 E% Y% z2 @: E foreign languages very much better than they do are that they never (4) __
8 \9 N6 U" T6 M: W/ o+ ~% h9 M fail grasp the true nature of the problem of learning to pronounce, (5) __- Y' h6 D# {9 p9 z, `& Z9 G
and consequently never set to tackling it in the right way. Far (6) __
1 P! v- w: i& W' S, \- X: F too many people fail to realize that pronouncing a foreign language
! @% B- Z" w* W" `( H is a skill--- one needs careless training of a special kind, (7) __) a/ ^) Z1 T( u. W2 n/ v+ n
and one that cannot be acquired by just leaving it to take care of
- U% {% t8 {+ v4 h: o itself. I think even teachers of language, while recognizing the" ?1 A0 Z; v) C: n) W) j) S; o( d
importance of a good accent, tend to neglect, in their practical
+ e# f* w$ h9 ~3 o" j teaching, the branch of study concerning with (8) __3 H# M: f! R3 F5 h2 B$ |
speaking the language. So the first point which I want to make is (9) __
& [5 _1 T1 G: H8 L that English pronunciation must be taught; the teacher: y4 Z: ^/ j$ [. D4 G, q2 r1 @
should be prepared to devote some of the lesson time to this,9 J4 L+ D. d* |2 s3 j9 _0 i5 J
and by his whole attitude to the subject should get the student. \# t$ v9 Y: \7 t6 \8 o
to feel that here is a matter worthy receiving his close attention. (10) __ |
发表于 2012-8-14 11:29:10
