TONGUE TWISTERS AND ENHANCING PRONUNCIATION IN INDIA

Tongue twisters are a great way to practise pronunciation. A common knowledge with teachers of most languages, these short and difficult to pronounce lines are often used by English teachers to help meet the pronunciation needs of the learners. They are especially helpful in teaching-learning pronunciation when catering to specific phonemes or sounds. When practised rapidly, tongue twisters allow the learners to focus on the mouth movements involved when the sounds are produced. They are able to draw their attention to the variation in changes in the mouth when moving from one sound to the other, in the tongue twister. Words Worth English language lab provides this facility in the teacher’s software. Tongue twisters typical to the needs of the ESL (English as a Second Language) learner added into the software, allow the teacher to ensure the practise of the same sounds inside the class. Learners repeat the tongue twisters, which at times may be senseless, but the alliteration and rhyme contained therein help remove the issues related to pronunciation and clarity of words. Call on Email: or visit us: http://wordsworthelt.com/ for more details! Contact details: Words Worth (Contact Advertiser) , 204, Silicon Towers, Ahmedabad,