Teaching Pronunciation for International Intelligibility - by Jim Y H Chan & Margaret M Lo

About the Book

This book offers principled guidance for teachers and researchers in World English(es) and English as a Lingua Franca contexts on developing a feature-based approach to teaching English pronunciation for international intelligibility. Using Hong Kong English as a case study, it offers inquiry tasks to help develop contextualised teaching tools.

Book Synopsis

This book offers principled guidance for teachers and researchers in World English(es) and English as a Lingua Franca contexts on developing a feature-based approach to teaching English pronunciation for international intelligibility. Using Hong Kong English as a case study, it offers inquiry tasks to help develop contextualised teaching tools.

Review Quotes

The volume provides a thoughtful and research-driven intelligibility-oriented approach to English pronunciation teaching within a multilingual framework, using Hong Kong English as a case study. As the book offers practical frameworks for teachers to integrate intelligibility principles into curricula, classroom practice, and assessment in multilingual contexts, it is a wonderful resource for teachers and researchers interested in pronunciation teaching.

This much-needed book details a groundbreaking and innovative approach to pronunciation learning and teaching. This method, while based on a local variety of English, considers local and global communicative needs. It presents a pedagogic framework for integrating an intelligibility-oriented approach to pronunciation into classroom practice. English teachers world-wide will find it immensely valuable.

This volume will make a fascinating read for anyone interested in new orientations to pronunciation and its teaching in relation to World Englishes and English as a lingua franca. While focusing on the Hong Kong context, its comprehensive but highly readable coverage of the theoretical background and its original perspective will resonate widely.

About the Author

Jim Y. H. Chan is a Lecturer in the School of Education, Communication and Language Sciences at Newcastle University, UK. His research explores World Englishes, English as a Lingua Franca, Teaching English as an International Language, multilingual education, language attitudes and collaborative online international learning.

Margaret M. Lo is an independent scholar and teacher educator specialising in English language education. Her work focuses on critical literacy and critical pedagogy, engaging with sociopolitical theories of teaching and inclusive classroom practices.