KOTESOL International Conference 2016
(Concurrent Session)
Luke Zimmermann, TESOL Teacher and Teacher Trainer
Practise English Pronunciation with Luke
Abstract
The first thing people notice about someone's English is their pronunciation. English pronunciation is a major challenge for Koreans and other South-East Asian nationalities as the languages have very few sounds in common. This technical workshop will consider how sounds are produced including the point and mode of articulation. Then the reasons for the difficulties for South-East Asian speakers will be discussed focusing on particularly challenging sounds such as f and p, th, and vowels as in walk and work. Effective correction techniques will be shown which include the use of hand movements and finally a number of activities to practise the new sounds.
Biographicals
Luke Zimmermann was born in The Netherlands. He gained a Master's in Linguistics at the University of Amsterdam, a 4 year full time course, followed by various TESOL certificate courses. Luke has worked as an ESL teacher and teacher trainer since 1984 in Osaka, Japan and Australia and currently in the United Arab Emirates. He has been producing his own TESOL materials since 1997. He still has a passion for language and teaching. His strength is in being able to combine his academic knowledge with practical classroom and personal language learning experience and presents in a style that is down-to-earth, practical and entertaining.
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