How to improve English pronunciation
I studied French in school for five years. I ran hard for good ratings
and I really enjoyed it. It was fun to speak French and I had great teachers.
After high school graduation, I had the opening to live in France for three
months and be a buddy for an elderly French woman. It would be the faultless
casual to solidify my French. I was so excited!
Picture my reactions when I arrived to discover that no one could
understand me! I could understand THEM, but the same words coming out of my
mouth were garbled to my new friends. They could not recognize what I was
saying, even yet I had correct parsing and plenty of vocabulary. Guess what?
Both speakers have to know each other for communication to happen. I was so
frustrated!
What went wrong? I had never explicitly studied the sounds of French or had anyone compare them to the sounds of my North American English. I didn't
even realize that you could not just 'overlay' your native sounds and be
understood. Fortunately for me, my new Grand-mama had taught French to
foreigners in her earlier years. She was a strict teacher, and with
tongue-twisters, exercises, reading aloud and patient modification, I was able
to alter my pronunciation and be understood. Picture my 18-year-old self
repeating over and over: "Huit bouteilles d'huile."
In university, I really enjoyed the classes I had in phonetics and
pronunciation. I had a mentor teacher who specialized in teaching pronunciation
to English pupils. When I moved to Brazil some years later and was learning
Portuguese, I revealed again the power of pronunciation. "We have the word
'cafe' in English; surely they will understand my coffee order," I
thought. I was wrong! Unless you pronounce the final 'e' with an
"open" sound, they will stare at you blankly.
There are many great websites to help you with pronunciation tips and
to provide great listening practice. However, sometimes you need a native
speaker or a fluent teacher to help you identify your trouble sounds and what
words they have difficulty understanding. They can demonstrate how the sounds
are made. They may also be able to suggest exercises to help you develop skill
and confidence in making problematic sounds.
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