Tony Penston Books

Most English language teachers are daunted by phonetics, or mistrust its value as a teaching tool. Essential Phonetics for English Language. Teachers was written to allay fears and to demonstrate how articulatory phonetics can be used simply and efficiently to identify and correct errors in pronunciation. Innovations include vowel charts for both British and American English. A unique, and incredibly compact work.

Deals clearly and concisely with problem areas commonly encountered by teachers of English, e.g. tense recognition and usage, conditionals, auxiliary verbs, relative clauses, etc. Includes many Teaching Notes with practical suggestions, plus a section on error analysis and correction demonstrating use of board drawings and pair-work. Helpful for trainees, the teacher trainer and the practising teacher. Includes inductive tasks, answer key and user-friendly index.