CET PRONUNCIATION
WORKSHOP:
English Pronunciation: From the Ground Up
Karen
Chung, Associate Professor NTU DFLL
史嘉琳 台大外文系 副教授
Music
| Apples and Bananas by Raffi |
| The Silent E Song by Tom Lehrer The Electric Company |
| Lute Guitar Celtic |
| How you sound to others before working hard on your pronunciation | ||
| Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Tsing Hua in Beijing | ||
What can happen if you're sloppy about your vowels? |
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| 你有沒有不小心講出「限制級英文」? | ||
| One Small Step Can Change Your Life | ||
| Why Kaizen? | ||
| Radio drama from The New Yorker Radio Hour: | ||
| I Work from Home Source page |
Useful links
Dictionaries
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The Free Dictionary |
| Merriam-Webster | |
| Cambridge Learners (IPA) |
Further help with Pronunciation
| YouEnGlish: Hear examples of words and phrases in context on YouTube | ![]() |
| ELSA (English Language Speech Assistant) Pronunciation Coach (app) | |
| How to have Alex read to you on an Apple device | |
| For Android devices: Google Play: Google Text-to-speech | |
| How Text-to-speech (TTS) works in Windows 10 |
Reading
practice with pronunciation correction
| That Quail, Robert: Text (Word) | ![]() |
| That Quail, Robert: Text (pdf) | |
| That Quail, Robert:
MP3 |
Practice dictations and IPA
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Practice Dictations |
| IPA symbol handout | |
| i2Spi:k IPA Input |
Previous practice transcriptions
| Betty in the Sky with a Suitcase: Yellow Horses Homepage | ![]() |
| Criminal Podcast: Just Mercy (excerpt) Homepage | |
| The Grape, from WNYC WNYC Homepage | |
| Drama as Rehabilitation in Prison | |
Radiotopia Podcasts: Lots of high-quality podcasts! |
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| Breaking News English – Dictation Practice (British English) |
After the Workshop
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CET Listening Workshop Facebook Group |
| Karen
on Ivy League Analytical English English questions answered! |
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| Karen's
Email Updates List New articles! |
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| Karen Chung's CET
articles on English pronunciation and grammar |
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| Mini-conversations, with Echo Practice Files | |
| NTU Open Course Ware:
Introduction to Phonetics by Karen Chung |
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Karen's homepage: |