tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post2753691635730090261..comments2024-03-10T23:01:51.493-05:00Comments on Stupid Motivational Tricks / Bemsha Swing: PronunciationJonathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-33054630147591463402014-05-02T23:02:21.369-05:002014-05-02T23:02:21.369-05:00Yes. But how much later? I remember I just read ...Yes. But how much later? I remember I just read the pronuncation guide of good Spanish dictionary, when I first was starting out, and I had it made after that, more or less. Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-63291946042483829222014-05-02T19:01:30.675-05:002014-05-02T19:01:30.675-05:00We're in agreement, and I have no trouble beli...We're in agreement, and I have no trouble believing your experience. I guess I'm saying that if "properly" taught, in the spirit of Daniel Jones, phonetics should help a student to quickly take stock of a language's phonetic inventory, and start producing the right phonemes, leaving the "accent" as work for later.Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-71072582557150885792014-05-02T12:19:45.452-05:002014-05-02T12:19:45.452-05:00Sure, but I'd like them to first see what phon...Sure, but I'd like them to first see what phonemes Spanish has selected for its use. There is plenty of variation among dialects, and students can have fun with that, or learn interesting things about other languages we aren't studying. My frustration is students who have had phonetics and learned all the extras, but haven't learned the two or three most basics things you actually Jonathanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09371893596402673898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1055932257464975902.post-40148877029103531382014-05-01T22:15:03.728-05:002014-05-01T22:15:03.728-05:00Phonetics should also lead to awareness of the wid...Phonetics should also lead to awareness of the wide world of phonemes that are <b>not</b> in standard Spanish. Even promiscuous English is a narrow culling.Vance Maverickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07477306994564623348noreply@blogger.com