Is it a good idea to teach beginners intonation? |
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Votes: 278
Comments: 5
Added: September 2004
| arvin - 10th February 2006 16:57 |
| it is a good idea to teach beginners intonation .when they master english it is very difficult to change them |
| arvin - 10th February 2006 16:57 |
| it is a good idea to teach beginners intonation .when they master english it is very difficult to change them |
| Virve - 25th January 2007 09:22 |
| It is not just a good idea; as an essential part of English it should be a must. It is very hard to delearn a wrong intonation later. |
| Eric - 28th February 2009 02:31 |
| Intonation is probably best learned passively, when amongst native speakers. |
| Statuess - 2nd November 2009 10:11 |
| I think only a brief mention should be given to intonation when learning English, as it doesn't make a HUGE difference to the meaning on a sentence (emphasis only), unlike some other languages which have very similar-sounding words and intonation completely affects the meaning. |
