Teaching Pronunciation to Young Learners in an ELF Context

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dc.identifier	ECF_article_12463
dc.title	Teaching Pronunciation to Young Learners in an ELF Context. An Analysis of Pronunciation Activities in English Coursebooks for the Primary School
dc.contributor.author	Caleffi Paola-Maria
dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Venice University Press, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.type	Articolo
dc.language.iso	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/it/edizioni4/riviste/elle/2023/2/teaching-pronunciation-to-young-learners-in-an-elf/
dc.description.abstract	This paper deals with the teaching of English pronunciation in the primary classroom. It starts from two major premises. First, the Lingua Franca status of English (ELF), which has prompted a shift in pronunciation teaching from the attainment of a native accent to the achievement of mutual intelligibility. Second, the features of today’s primary classroom, which is de facto an ELF context, the school population being characterised by a growing number of multilingual pupils and of non-native teachers of English. Three English coursebooks for the primary school are analysed to investigate: 1) if and which pronunciation-focussed activities are suggested; 2) if and what support is provided to the primary teacher to make the most of the activities; 3) whether any of such activities/support show a trend towards an early inclusion of ELF-aware pronunciation pedagogy.
dc.relation.ispartof	EL.LE
dc.relation.ispartof	Vol. 12 \| Num. 2 \| Luglio 2023
dc.issued	2023-05-23
dc.dateAccepted	2023-04-14
dc.dateSubmitted	2023-03-13
dc.identifier.issn
dc.identifier.eissn	2280-6792
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/ELLE/2280-6792/2023/02/001
dc.peer-review	yes
dc.subject	English Language Teaching (ELT) Material Design
dc.subject	English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)
dc.subject	English for Young Learners (EYL)
dc.subject	Multilingualism
dc.subject	Primary School
dc.subject	Pronunciation Pedagogy

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An Analysis of Pronunciation Activities in English Coursebooks for the Primary School

Paola-Maria Caleffi Alma Mater Studiorum - Università di Bologna

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This paper deals with the teaching of English pronunciation in the primary classroom. It starts from two major premises. First, the Lingua Franca status of English (ELF), which has prompted a shift in pronunciation teaching from the attainment of a native accent to the achievement of mutual intelligibility. Second, the features of today’s primary classroom, which is de facto an ELF context, the school population being characterised by a growing number of multilingual pupils and of non-native teachers of English. Three English coursebooks for the primary school are analysed to investigate: 1) if and which pronunciation-focussed activities are suggested; 2) if and what support is provided to the primary teacher to make the most of the activities; 3) whether any of such activities/support show a trend towards an early inclusion of ELF-aware pronunciation pedagogy.

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23 Maggio 2023

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14 Aprile 2023

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13 Marzo 2023

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Keywords: Primary School • English Language Teaching (ELT) Material Design • English for Young Learners (EYL) • Pronunciation Pedagogy • Multilingualism • English as a Lingua Franca (ELF)

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