Developing Pronunciation Teaching for International Intelligibility: Insights from Hong Kong English
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| Title: | Developing Pronunciation Teaching for International Intelligibility: Insights from Hong Kong English |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | Jim Y. H. Chan, Margaret M. Lo |
| Source: | Multilingual Matters. 2026. |
| Availability: | Multilingual Matters. Available from: Channel View Publications Ltd. St. Nicholas House, 31-34 High Street, Bristol, BS1 2AW, UK. Tel: +44 117 3158562; Fax: +44 117 3158563; e-mail: info@channelviewpublications.com; Web site: http://www.multilingual-matters.com |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 256 |
| Publication Date: | 2026 |
| Intended Audience: | Practitioners; Researchers; Teachers |
| Document Type: | Book Guides - Classroom - Teacher |
| Descriptors: | Pronunciation, English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Foreign Countries, Sociolinguistics, Language Usage, Teacher Attitudes, Feedback (Response), Mutual Intelligibility, Curriculum, Student Evaluation |
| Geographic Terms: | Hong Kong |
| ISBN: | 978-1-83668-271-4 |
| Abstract: | This book offers principled guidance for practitioners and researchers on developing a feature-based approach to teaching English pronunciation, with a focus on intelligibility within communicative contexts. Using Hong Kong English as a case study, it facilitates teachers and students in critically exploring English intelligibility within their own sociolinguistic and educational contexts and questioning the perceived importance of native speaker pronunciation. The book examines curricula, assessments, teaching materials, teacher perceptions, pronunciation teaching strategies and corrective feedback practices, and develops a contextualised approach to pronunciation teaching that prioritises key features affecting understanding, particularly in World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca settings. Discussion and inquiry tasks in each chapter make this ideal for trainee teachers and teacher educators, while researchers will find valuable tools to explore intelligibility-oriented approaches in diverse contexts. |
| Abstractor: | As Provided |
| Entry Date: | 2026 |
| Access URL: | https://www.multilingual-matters.com/page/detail/developing-pronunciation-teaching-for-international-intelligibility/?SF1=work_id&ST1=CVIEW-686fbdde838fd |
| Accession Number: | ED679980 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | This book offers principled guidance for practitioners and researchers on developing a feature-based approach to teaching English pronunciation, with a focus on intelligibility within communicative contexts. Using Hong Kong English as a case study, it facilitates teachers and students in critically exploring English intelligibility within their own sociolinguistic and educational contexts and questioning the perceived importance of native speaker pronunciation. The book examines curricula, assessments, teaching materials, teacher perceptions, pronunciation teaching strategies and corrective feedback practices, and develops a contextualised approach to pronunciation teaching that prioritises key features affecting understanding, particularly in World Englishes and English as a Lingua Franca settings. Discussion and inquiry tasks in each chapter make this ideal for trainee teachers and teacher educators, while researchers will find valuable tools to explore intelligibility-oriented approaches in diverse contexts. |
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| ISBN: | 978-1-83668-271-4 |
