Pronunciation strategies

May 2

In order to prepare yourselves for doing the oral presentation, you are going to do some terrific exercises that will help you to improve your pronunciation

Tongue twisters
Go to the following page, listen to the tongue twister, pay attention to the pronunciation and repeat it until you learn one by heart:

http://www.starfall.com/n/level-b/twisters/load.htm?f

Karaoke
Choose one song and sing it along, record your voice and get the score

http://www.karaokeparty.com/en/song/69/celine-dion/my-heart-will-go-on
http://www.karaokeparty.com/en/song/218/scorpions/wind-of-change
http://www.karaokeparty.com/en/song/810/the-cranberries/zombie
http://www.karaokeparty.com/en/song/627/a-r-rahman-&-pussycat-dolls/jai-ho-you-are-my-destiny

Pronunciation machine
Go to the following page, write down the essay or information you are going to speak about in your oral presentation and listen to the pronunciation 

http://www.oddcast.com/home/demos/tts/tts_example.php

Some tips to improve your pronunciation

• Concentrate intensely on pronunciation while listening
• Talk aloud to yourself and repeat aloud after a native or recording
• Do exercises practicing to acquire target language sounds
• Use phonetic symbols or listen to the pronunciation of the dictionary to learn how to pronounce the new words or when you have doubts about how to pronounce any word .
• Notice mouth positions or watch lips.
• Read reference materials about target language rules.
• Have a sense of humor about mispronunciation
• Ask someone else to correct your pronunciation or to pronounce something.

Reference:

http://www.gwu.edu/~eall/chineselearning/Pronunciation.html