Spanish: Topic pages
The topic pages offer orientation for teaching Spanish pronunciation and each focus on a specific phenomenon that can be addressed in class in about 10-15 minutes. They are designed for teachers who want to give learners' pronunciation targeted attention and provide audio examples, additional illustrative material, and concrete classroom prompts.
Basics
Orientation to pronunciation models, variation, and classroom pragmatics.
Which pronunciation should you teach?
Orientation to pronunciation models, variation, and classroom pragmatics in Spanish teaching.
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Soft Spanish, hard German
Contrasts between Spanish and German articulation as a starting point for conscious listening and classroom practice.
In preparation
Sounds and articulation
Concrete pronunciation topics with examples and classroom prompts.
Spanish r
Overview of tap, trill, and typical learning difficulties.
In preparation
Final r
Final r works better as a listening-and-context topic than as a page of isolated articulation commands.
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