özlemlonging
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I can not understand phonetic script never ever
What should i do ?
When do you need to use it? There are dictionaries online with sound files, so you can hear the pronunciation.
First of all, be more positive. Remember that Turkish spelling indicates the pronunciation of the word; You don't need phonemic symbols, because your alphabet is virtually phonemic. English spelling is not so helpful. Phonemic transcription is just a way of showing how words are pronounced.I can not understand phonetic script never everWhat should i do ?
A postscript to that, and a tip to beginning teachers.Accept that it takes much longer to be good at writing words in phonemic script (assuming you have to) than to be good at reading phonemic transcription.
A postscript to that, and a tip to beginning teachers.
In the days when I was a trainer on Cert TESOL courses, my trainees in the phonology sessions would not infrequently say that they would never feel confident enough to use phonemic transcription when they started teaching. I would point to the large chart of symbols next to the whiteboard, and ask them why they thought I had it there. Most of them said that it was for the benefit of my trainees and students. They were, of course, right.
At least, partly right.
Occasionally a bright, or cheeky, trainee would hit on the other reason I had it there. It was there as a crib sheet* to spare me embarrassment if my mind went blank.
* Cheat sheet - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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