What do you think is the importance of learning the IPA?
One good reason to understand the IPA is that many dictionaries use the IPA symbols. The IPA helps us with three important areas: place of articulation, manner of articulation, and voicing. The basics are: In order to make sounds, we need to manipulate the structure of our mouth, tongue, teeth, and throat.
Why is the publication of IPA help in better understanding the sound of speech?
The IPA is useful because it is unambiguous: each symbol always represents the same sound, and each sound is always represented by the same symbol.
How to improve your English when you’re a non-native speaker?
Here are seven tips from the grammar experts on how to improve your English when you’re a non-native speaker. 1. Swim in a sea of speech (i.e., immerse yourself in English). Read books (aloud), and watch TV shows and movies in English.
Should native English speakers be paired with local teachers?
When native English speakers are paired with local teachers, students have the best of both worlds. It seems that both native English speakers and non-native English speakers can take steps to improve as teachers.
Can a native speaker be an ESL instructor?
Without training in classroom management and lessons in English grammar, native speakers cannot be effective ESL instructors. They may be able to speak the language but explaining it is an entirely different matter.
Should students be able to ask questions in their native language?
It is often helpful for students to be able to ask questions in their native language or to draw parallels between their language (L1) and English. An English native speaker may not be able to clearly communicate more complex ideas and structures to students especially if his understanding of the local language is limited.