Delivering training in ‘Sounds of English’: An Ongoing Action Research Project

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  • Kate Miller Department of English

Keywords:

Action research, Pronunciation, phonemics, phonics, IPA

Abstract

This paper started as a narrative about ELT training in Far West, Nepal but is now taking its place as an Action Research project. I removed ‘Far West' from the title because I will argue that this approach is appropriate to all levels of ELT in all areas. I will state my arguments for justification of the structured teaching of sounds, pronunciation, to teachers. I will then go on to share how I planned and delivered the content of my programme, followed by reflection on my/our input as trainers, what we learned from the experience, and what we need to improve to take this training forward.

Key words: Action research, pronunciation, phonemics, phonics, IPA

DOI: 10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3095

 Journal of NELTA Vol.14, No 1&2, 2009 December Page: 91-100  

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Author Biography

Kate Miller, Department of English

Kate Miller has been visiting Nepal for ten years and volunteering as a teacher trainer for the last five years. She has visited more than a dozen NELTA branches to understand the needs of teachers and share her knowledge. Kate has a degree in Psychology from the USA and postgraduate educational qualifications from UK, currently completing an M.Ed at Oxford Brookes University. She was a teacher of psychology and a school counsellor, and has worked in UK and USA with L1 and L2 children and adults needing both native literacy and English language skills. In UK Kate is currently a volunteer in a primary school, working with nonnative Nursery – Class 2 children.

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Delivering training in ‘Sounds of English’: An Ongoing Action Research Project. (2010). Journal of NELTA, 14(1), 91-100. https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3095

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Vol 14, No 1&2 2009

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How to Cite

Delivering training in ‘Sounds of English’: An Ongoing Action Research Project. (2010). Journal of NELTA, 14(1), 91-100. https://doi.org/10.3126/nelta.v14i1.3095