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There's much to process here. I'd never before heard of fricatives or the alveolar ridge or given much thought to intonation or word-linking. Analysis of the language emphasizes how complex and confusing it can be and this is important insofar as it cultivates empathy for the students in the teacher.
I found the lines matching the flow of intonation and the mouth diagrams to be very helpful in explaining how sounds are produced. I think I will use these techniques in the classroom.
Pronunciation is often overlooked in the classroom despite being a major concern of many students. Perhaps many teachers think pronunciation can be worked on in class with high student talk time, that pronunciation errors will be ironed out in time and with greater fluency will come more natural pronunciation. This may be the case or it may be that the students would prefer to focus on pronunciation first and not as a secondary skill. It will be important in a new classroom to assess the students' interest in and need for pronunciation work.
