ESL learner from Burma
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ESL learner from Burma
I'm working with an adult ESL learner from Burma.
He's having a very difficult time with words that end in oy such as toy, soy, and boy. He pronounces toy as twoy, soy as swoy, and boy as bwoy.
Does anyone have any experience with this kind of problem or any suggestions?
I would appreciate any help you can offer.
Thanks!
Inda
He's having a very difficult time with words that end in oy such as toy, soy, and boy. He pronounces toy as twoy, soy as swoy, and boy as bwoy.
Does anyone have any experience with this kind of problem or any suggestions?
I would appreciate any help you can offer.
Thanks!
Inda
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Twoy
Thanks for the response.
The /i/ doesn't seem to be a problem. He is able to say my perfectly, but I'm not certain of his my in combination with other sounds. I won't be meeting with him until Thursday when I'll ask him to try taught.
The /i/ doesn't seem to be a problem. He is able to say my perfectly, but I'm not certain of his my in combination with other sounds. I won't be meeting with him until Thursday when I'll ask him to try taught.
Try this exercise....
Hello Inda and Lorikeet!
Here's a list of words:
boy, coy, joy, soy, toy
Have your student say:
bo bo bo, co co co, jo jo jo, so so so, to to to
Have your student practice:
oueeeee oueeee oueeee oueeee
Then have your student try:
bo bo boeeee, co co coeeee, jo jo joeeee, so so soeee, to to toeeee
Remind your student to pay attention to the sounds being made.
Using this exercise to warm up for a couple of classes should make your student aware of the difference between what he is saying and what he ought to be saying.
Let us know how it goes.
peace,
revel.
Here's a list of words:
boy, coy, joy, soy, toy
Have your student say:
bo bo bo, co co co, jo jo jo, so so so, to to to
Have your student practice:
oueeeee oueeee oueeee oueeee
Then have your student try:
bo bo boeeee, co co coeeee, jo jo joeeee, so so soeee, to to toeeee
Remind your student to pay attention to the sounds being made.
Using this exercise to warm up for a couple of classes should make your student aware of the difference between what he is saying and what he ought to be saying.
Let us know how it goes.
peace,
revel.
California girls...heehee
Hey there!
I lived in the Santa Barbara area for several months when in the 8th grade and people made a bit of fun of my way of talking, though I was certainly not the only immigrant (from the USA) in the town. I was from Illinois and still said things like "warsh" and "strarberry". Now, when I say those two words you pointed out, lorikeet, I say "soiii" and "joiii", that is, I use an "o" without the "u" part that usually accompanies it, since I have an "i" to replace it. I see that in your part of the world, instead of an "o" you use an open "aw". In the end, what I meant by the exercises, which I am sure you already know, is to work on the isolation of the sounds and the gradual combination of groups of sounds. Which do you use, Inda, "o" or "aw"?
My "o" by the way, has been seriously altered by my daily use of Spanish over the past 17 years, probably shorter and more curt.
peace,
revel.
I lived in the Santa Barbara area for several months when in the 8th grade and people made a bit of fun of my way of talking, though I was certainly not the only immigrant (from the USA) in the town. I was from Illinois and still said things like "warsh" and "strarberry". Now, when I say those two words you pointed out, lorikeet, I say "soiii" and "joiii", that is, I use an "o" without the "u" part that usually accompanies it, since I have an "i" to replace it. I see that in your part of the world, instead of an "o" you use an open "aw". In the end, what I meant by the exercises, which I am sure you already know, is to work on the isolation of the sounds and the gradual combination of groups of sounds. Which do you use, Inda, "o" or "aw"?
My "o" by the way, has been seriously altered by my daily use of Spanish over the past 17 years, probably shorter and more curt.
peace,
revel.