CELTA Pronunciation Teaching & Phonology 3

Question 1

Which approach to pronunciation teaching focuses on individual sounds (phonemes) and builds up to connected speech?

Accepted Answer

Bottom-up approach

Answer

The bottom-up approach starts with discrete sounds (phonemes) and progresses to words, phrases, and connected speech, building pronunciation knowledge incrementally.

Question 2

What is 'choral drilling' in pronunciation teaching?

Accepted Answer

The whole class repeats a target form simultaneously after the teacher

Answer

Choral drilling involves the whole class repeating a target word or phrase together, providing low-anxiety practice before moving to individual drilling.

Question 3

What does L1 interference mean in the context of pronunciation?

Accepted Answer

A learner's first language influences the way they produce sounds in the target language

Answer

L1 interference occurs when habits from a learner's first language carry over into the target language, causing pronunciation errors characteristic of their native tongue.

Question 4

Which of the following are 'suprasegmental' features of pronunciation?

Accepted Answer

Stress, rhythm, and intonation patterns

Answer

Suprasegmental features operate above the level of individual sounds and include stress, rhythm, and intonation, which affect whole words, phrases, and utterances.

Question 5

Why is it important for CELTA trainees to teach pronunciation within context rather than in isolation?

Accepted Answer

Pronunciation in context reflects natural speech patterns and aids communicative competence

Answer

Teaching pronunciation in context helps learners understand how sounds function in real communication and practice the natural features of connected speech.

(CELTA) Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults Practice Test

(CELTA) Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults Practice Test

CELTA Pronunciation Teaching & Phonology 3