Pronunciation Improvement through Music Connections: A Workshop with Carolyn Samuel
Date: November 19, 2011
Time: 1:00-3:30 pm
Location: Danforth/Coxwell Library, 1675 Danforth Ave., Toronto
Cost: $10 for TESL Ontario members / $15 for non-members
TESL Ontario PD: 2.5 hours
Description: Pitch, melody, rhythm, timing, choral repetition, volume, tone, pausing, breathing – Most people will readily associate this vocabulary with the field of music. English language teachers may also associate it with teaching pronunciation. In this workshop, participants will explore ways to help students improve their oral proficiency through parallels between music and pronunciation. Activities will involve tools such as the metronome and staff lines. No formal training in music is necessary.
The Presenter: Carolyn Samuel has taught ESL, EFL and has done teacher training at universities in both Canada and abroad. She currently teaches credit courses in oral and written academic English at the McGill Writing Centre and oral skills methodology in the TESL programme in McGill’s Faculty of Education. Carolyn is a recipient of McGill’s Principal’s Prize for Excellence in Teaching. Go to www.arts.mcgill.ca/programs/esl/csamuel for more information about Carolyn’s teaching/learning activities.
For more information, contact Jennifer Freudenthal at info@tesltoronto.org.
Founded in 1976, TESL Toronto is a volunteer-run, non-profit organization representing educators and specialists in the fields of English as a Second Language (ESL) and English as a Foreign Language (EFL). We are an affiliate of TESL Ontario.
Our Mandate is
• to support professional development for teachers of English as a Second Language in Toronto, and
• to work with other regional affiliates and TESL Ontario to enhance ESL learning environments, and
• to establish and promote standards in ESL education.
The Executive Board of TESL Toronto is made up of members in good standing of TESL Ontario who volunteer their time and energy. TESL Toronto is currently accepting applications for new members of our Executive Board. More...
We represent approximately 1,500 members. Our members are mainly ESL instructors, though anyone with an interest in the field can join. More...
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