2020 CET PRONUNCIATION WORKSHOP:
Vowel Workshop
Karen Chung, Associate
Professor NTU DFLL
史嘉琳 台大外文系 副教授
| Workshop manual: pdf Word |
| Music: Lute Guitar Celtic |
| Poem: When
the English tongue we speak
MP3 |
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| Short dialogue
practice: A bite to eat |
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| CET 師德 and English Island 英語島 articles on vowels: |
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| 1. 師德會訊：台式英語罪魁禍首：/æ /、/ɛ/ 和 /eɪ/ | |
| 2. 英語島：台灣味學習法：用注音練英文母音
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| 3. 英語島：連音：英語「字裡行間」的玄機 - 母音篇 | |
| 4. 英語島：你有沒有不小心講出「限制級英文」? | |
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Mid-sagittal view of the head showing articulatory organs
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| Video: Fantastic Voyage: A journey into the
human voice |
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NTU Transcription exercises |
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oTranscribe
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| Also useful: |
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Ten Rules of Good Studying by Barbara Oakley word pdf |
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Karen Chung's TEDx talk
on the Echo Method |
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| Interview with Ray Du 阿滴 | |
| Practice text A Lesson From My Dad by Mary Beth M. |
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| Word pdf mp3 audio reading | |
| TV Repair Person mp3 | |
| How you sound to others before working hard on your pronunciation | |
| Mark Zuckerberg speaks at Tsing Hua in Beijing | |
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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」? | |
| How you sound without
phrasing 斷句: Chinese English With phrasing: Chinese English |
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| One Small Step Can Change Your Life | |
| The Kaizen Way: One Small Step Can Change Your Life | |
| Also: How to Build Habits & Execute Effortlessly pdf | |
| The
Pomodoro Technique |
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Useful
links
| 2019 Workshop Manual html pdf Word | |
| 2018 Workshop Manual html pdf Word | |
| 2017 Workshop Manual html pdf Word |  |
| Practice
with /i/ vs.
/ɪ/ and other sound contrasts here: http://www.eflnet.com/content/sound-contrast-i-vs-i
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| Big Bang Theory transcript Echo file online transcript | |
| Parrot Story audio | |
| CET Listening Workshop Facebook Group | |
| Gmail | |
| OneLook Dictionary Search | |
| OneLook Thesaurus and Reverse
Dictionary (click "Show filters") |
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| Thesaurus.com | |
| Linggle | |
| Netspeak | |
| Wordnet | |
| Corpus of Contemporary American
English (CoCA) |
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| Audacity Recording Software | |
| Google Images | |
| Baby names | |
| Rhymezone |
Dictionaries
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The Free Dictionary |
| Merriam-Webster | |
| Cambridge Learners (IPA) | |
| Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
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Further help with Pronunciation
| YouEnGlish: Hear examples of words and phrases in context on YouTube |  |
| ELSA (English Language Speech Assistant) Pronunciation Coach (app) | |
| Chrome
Extension: Read Aloud |
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| 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 | |
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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
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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: |