How serious are you about ch/sh,p/c, and f/v???Q

[TESOL_MAN]

How serious are you about your students’ pronunciation to the following sounds: ch/sh, p/b, and f/v.???!!! As you know lots of Saudi students have serious problems in using those sounds appropriately. For example, they say beoble instead of people; fery instead of very, and sheap instead of cheap. This problem, of course, has occurred as an effect of their mother-tongue language (Arabic.) In our language we don’t have the sounds ch, v. and p.

I am interested to know how much attention and emphasis the Saudi teachers pay to this problem. I also want to know what are some ways and approaches they apply in their classes to overcome this obstacle.

I personally pay much attention to it, and try to implement the importance of differentiating between these sounds. One of the technique I use is that I divide the class to two permanent teams and let them play a sound game. In this game, they will practice all the intended sounds: ch/sh, p/b, and f/v . For example, the first team will say a word that has P sound and pronounce it correctly, and the other team will say a word that has B sound and pronounce it correctly. They keep changing the words and rotating the sounds. The winner team will get one point in every class they practice that game. At the end of the semester, I calculate every team’s points then give them the deserved marks. In this game, I found myself able to improve my students’ pronunciation, increase their vocabulary, and implement the importance of group-work.

THANK YOU

[حلوووه الجوف]

thankssssssssssssssssssssssss a lot
it's useful infomation .We will pay much attention to it and try to solve this problem.
Thanks again .

[DR AHLAIN]

TESOL_MAN

Hi Brother, First I would like to thank you for discussing such
a important issu.
In fact , I do concentrate on pupel's pronunciation
Specially,The ch/sh, p/b, and f/v
We need to do simple things or techniques to solve the proble
?What did I do to show them the difference between them
I asked apupls to have a piece of paper and ask them to prononce B
Then I asked to pronounce P
THEY RELIZED THE VIBRATION!!!
They did the rest of sounds
Now my students can pronounce words correctly

TESOL_MAN

Thank you so much Brother....again to share us you experiene
and to let other members to show us as well.
I'm waiting for others to learn more and to improve pupel's skills

[enigma]

TESOL_MAN

Thanks dear for your concern

You aroused a very crucial issue

I certainly pay alot of attention to this matter.And always try to draw my pupils' attention to these little differences between Arabic & English

I loved your technique in teaching them

Now after a great effort during the first term I find their pronunciation improved

[oO Laila Oo]

TESOL_MAN

thanks brother for sharing us ur suggested solutions to this problem which most teachers daily face in most of their classes


In each time my students fall in pronunciation mistakes I remind them of the man story who once travelled abroad to one of the western countries.

Politely , he asked a man standing next to a carpark " can I bark here "?

With malignant breath and a bad soul , the man replied " you can bark anywhere!!


my SS laugh with furious anger when they know that bark with "B" means the sound of the dog's voice

at the end , they gave me a promise that they will not make anybody laugh at them by sticking and applying the pronunciation correct rules

Thanks again dear ... see you

[Abo Lama]

Tesol-man











Thanx a lot for sharing such information


as u mentioned, the group work is a very useful technique where students could have the chance to learn from one another while you as a teacher work as a supervisor or monitor

I personally prefer to let students correct themselves through their group work or perhaps by some games that encourages their communicative competence