Key Issues in the Teaching of Spanish Pronunciation. From Description to Pedagogy

Key Issues in the Teaching of Spanish Pronunciation: From Description to Pedagogy is a resource that encourages Spanish teachers and curriculum designers to increase their incorporation of pronunciation into the classroom. Combining theory and practical guidance, it will help language practitioners integrate the teaching of Spanish pronunciation with confidence and effectiveness. The international group of scholars across its 15 chapters is made up of individuals with well-established research records and training in best pedagogical practices.

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Introduction
Rajiv Rao

Part I:  The Sound System of Spanish

1 Description of Spanish Vowels and Guidelines for Teaching Them
Eugenio Martínez Celdrán and Wendy Elvira-García

2 Pronunciation in the L2 Spanish Classroom: The Voiceless Stops /p, t, k/
Mary L. Zampini

3 Suggestions for Teaching Spanish Voiced Stops /b, d, g/ and Their Lenited Allophones  [??, ð?, ??] 
Manuela González-Bueno

4 A Theoretical Framework in the Acquisition and Teaching of Fricatives to L2 Learners of Spanish
A. Raymond Elliott

5 Issues in the Teaching of Spanish Liquid Consonants
Benjamin Schmeiser

6 The Polymorphism of Spanish Nasal Stops
Carlos-Eduardo Piñeros

7 Incorporating Syllable Structure into the Teaching of Spanish Pronunciation
Sonia Colina

8 Improving Non-Native Pronunciation: Teaching Prosody to Learners of Spanish as a Second/Foreign Language
Carme de-la-Mota

Part II: Pedagogical Challenges and Suggestions for the Classroom

9 Spanish Pronunciation and Teaching Dialectal Variation
Germán Zárate-Sández

10 Incorporating Technology into the Teaching of Spanish Pronunciation
Gillian Lord

11 Navigating Orthographic Issues in the Teaching of Spanish Pronunciation
Yasaman Rafat and Scott James Perry

12 The Role of Perception in Learning Spanish Pronunciation
C. Elizabeth Goodin-Mayeda

13 An Analytical Approach to Teaching Spanish Pronunciation to Native Speakers of German: First Language and Age of First Exposure as Crucial Factors
Conxita Lleó and Marta Ulloa

14 Teaching Pronunciation to Spanish Heritage Speakers
Amanda Boomershine and Rebecca Ronquest

15 Spanish Pronunciation and Teacher Training: Challenges and Suggestions
Manuel Delicado Cantero, William Steed, and Alfredo Herrero de Haro

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