eng87
Member
- Joined
- Jul 12, 2011
- Member Type
- English Teacher
- Native Language
- English
- Home Country
- Puerto Rico
- Current Location
- Italy
Hello everyone,
I'm a native English (AmE) speaker and possess a basic TELF certificate. I've been an ESL teacher for around 5 years now, but recently I was asked to teach phonetics to some students. Problem is that I've never dealt with it, never studied it, and am expected to know it by next week... This is because now I'm going to be substituting a colleague who had obviously used it with these students.
My boss (non-native) has always told me it wouldn't be a problem if I didn't know this, but now I need it and would love to learn it in any case. I just don't want to mess up!
Is there any way I can learn to teach phonetics (at least the very basics) for next week? Is there anything (reliable) available online to study in the mean time? I have found so much information and so many resources, but in all honesty, it's a bit overwhelming and have no idea where to begin!
I really appreciate any help.... I'm feeling pretty embarrassed right about now!
Thank you!
I'm a native English (AmE) speaker and possess a basic TELF certificate. I've been an ESL teacher for around 5 years now, but recently I was asked to teach phonetics to some students. Problem is that I've never dealt with it, never studied it, and am expected to know it by next week... This is because now I'm going to be substituting a colleague who had obviously used it with these students.
My boss (non-native) has always told me it wouldn't be a problem if I didn't know this, but now I need it and would love to learn it in any case. I just don't want to mess up!
Is there any way I can learn to teach phonetics (at least the very basics) for next week? Is there anything (reliable) available online to study in the mean time? I have found so much information and so many resources, but in all honesty, it's a bit overwhelming and have no idea where to begin!
I really appreciate any help.... I'm feeling pretty embarrassed right about now!
Thank you!