Saturday, January 31, 2009

Class 1/29/09

So this week in class we went through different kinds of sounds and how we can teach them in an ESL or EFL setting.  I feel bad that my microphone was cutting out when I spoke for my group!  I'll try logging on from a desktop computer next time.  Or maybe I won't have to be the spokesperson again.  ;)  It seemed like all the groups had a good understanding of the different kinds of phonemes when they presented the information.  

I am looking forward to "translating" more words from IPA to English - that's my favorite aspect of phonetics!  I like the second language feel of working with that alphabet.  The vowel symbols are hard for me to keep straight, though.  :)

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  2. Hi Carly, please don't feel bad of cutting in and out. It happens. And please don't loss the zeal for being a spokesperson...=D We're learning from a trial now, so we will find a best way to communicate online as the time goes. I'm working 67 symbols on my APP now. (American English: 24 consonants + 12 simple vowels and Mandarin Chinese: 21 consonants + 10 simple vowels).

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  3. Hi Carly, it is an interesting activity to translate words from IPA to English, and sometimes can be very challenging too if I don't know the vocabulary itself.

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