2016 Annual Conference

This workshop uses two powerful pronunciation tools to help adult ELL improve their pronunciation of vowel and consonant sounds of English. We will also learn how to integrate these techniques into your lesson Pronunciation is key to retaining adults as they want to say things correctly to use their English.

Administrators of adult ESL programs, their teachers and tutors - be they volunteers or certified will love this workshop.

This workshop uses both The Color Vowel™ Chart and Pronunciation Fun with Pictures to learn techniques for improving pronunciation with adult English language learners. Attendees will practice using the tools, and discover easy ways to integrate these into classroom lessons. Given that English has 14+ vowel sounds as well as numerous consonant sounds, it can be overwhelming to an adult non English speaker. By providing teaching tools that help them to minimize their fear of not being understood, ESL programs can see an increase in retention because adults are accomplishing their most important goal – being understood. In English, vowels sounds must be pronounced in a very specific way. In many cases, these sounds are incremental to the sounds of their native language. It takes listening and body awareness to conquer these challenges. Attendees will leave this workshop with implementable tools and techniques to use immediately.