Messum and Young (2012) SO 47

__________________________________________________________________________________ 24 Speak Out! (IATEFL Pronunciation Special Interest Group Newsletter) Issue 47, September 2012 Glasgow PCE: Pronunciation masterclass Piers Messum and Roslyn Young... More

__________________________________________________________________________________ 24 Speak Out! (IATEFL Pronunciation Special Interest Group Newsletter) Issue 47, September 2012 Glasgow PCE: Pronunciation masterclass Piers Messum and Roslyn Young The PronSIG pre-conference event (PCE) at the 2012 IATEFL conference was based around a demonstration of teaching pronunciation to real students. The class was taught by Roslyn Young, using Silent Way principles and new materials and techniques developed by her and Piers Messum. Before you’ve experienced it, it can be difficult to imagine how pronunciation, of all language skills, might be taught by a ‘silent’ teacher. This full-day event was designed to show (1) that there are ways for a teacher to present pronunciation as primarily a motor skill, rather than an imitative task, and (2) that students thrive in an environment where they do all the talking. The students are not asked to imitate the teacher because mimicry Less