NGỌNG

Session 1
Instructor: Hồ Lê Vũ

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 OVERVIEW
• Spoken “vocab”
• Listening samples
• Speaking principles

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 SPOKEN “VOCAB”
• When would you say 'hello’ or 'hi‘ in English?
1. greeting someone (lowered tone): hi [more I] < hello <
greetings [O]
2. checking who’s there (raised tone) (hello)
3. signaling you are about to say something (hi)
4. getting attention (raised tone)
5. indicating surprise (lengthened tone) (hello)
6. responding reflexively to someone’s hi/hello (esp. when
you don’t know what else to say)
7. reminding someone of something (raised tone)
8. getting impatient with someone’s slow reaction (raised
tone) (hello)
9. switching to a more intimate context mid conversation
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 WRAP-UP
• What does hello mean in the last case?

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 SPOKEN “VOCAB”
• Talk Speak like a native speaker? → usage frequency of idioms
& fixed expressions → watch sample clips

1. You now don't have a cent to your name.

2. The car's pulling up.
3. That's what she said on the phone.
4. She moves fast.
5. She doesn't have time to play hard to get.
6. We can do small talk later, dear.
7. I need to ask you both a favor.
8. That's not a little white lie.
9. I think this face speaks for itself.

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 LISTENING SAMPLE
• Answer the questions on the assignment sheet
• Identify idioms and common expressions used in the clip

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• My initial reaction to the Grand Ole Opry week
– The Grand Ole Opry is a weekly country music stage that
has presented the biggest stars of that genre.
– The American country music radio program Grand Ole Opry
(first broadcast in 1925) is the world’s longest running
program.
→ the important of cultural knowledge

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• That particular arrangement of the Johnny Cash's song threw
me for a loop. It caught me off guard.
– When Bill heard the news, it threw him for a loop.
– The manager knocked Bob for a loop by firing him
immediately.
– Their shotgun wedding caught the whole family off guard.
→ watch sample clips

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• I give you points for unique.
– Even though she failed, we still gave her points for trying.
– Even though his English is not perfect, I do give him credit
for trying new things once in a while.
– Even though her song choice is stupid, the judge gave the
singer props for taking a masculine song into a pretty female
place. → watch sample clips

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 IMPORTANT STRUCTURES
• I don't know what to make of that.
– She wasn't sure what to make of his absence.
– Well, what did you make of her?

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 LISTENING HOMEWORK
• At-home listening: higher level of listening comprehension with
no visual aids
– At-home listening tasks for an upcoming session
– Summaries of learned structures

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 LISTENING
• The language of instruction: American English
→ monosyllabic vs. multisyllabic languages in terms of sound
familiarization and segmentation

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COMBINED APPROACH TO LEARNING

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 SPEAKING – SELF-CHECK POINT
education The big question about the
singer effectiveness of teachers'
literature corrective feedback on
mentor students' pronunciation?
pizza
radar

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 ACCENTS
• English native speakers around the world

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 SPEAKING
• Realistic goals: speak like a native speaker?
– Extremely few L2 learners achieve native-like proficiency in
oral skills. → more on this in Learning Theories
• The IPA as the focus of teaching pronunciation?
– Get insights into what matters in speaking English
→ watch sample clips

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FOOD FOR THOUGHT

→ revisit monosyllabic vs. multisyllabic

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 SPEAKING
• Goals: a NEUTRAL accent and a clear diction
• The language of instruction: American English
→ listen to a short explanation for why we should speak the
way Americans do

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 FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Your speaking is decent if you can…
describe Pamela Anderson
without using your hands

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 SPEAKING
LEARNING vs. PRACTICING oral skills
• Diction improvement & vocabulary priming
• Self-practice guidelines for learners with little exposure to native
speakers → self-correction & fluency
→ more speaking instructions toward the end of the class

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 OTHER SHOW SAMPLES
• The class uses materials from more than 100 different TV
shows.
→ watch sample clips of several main shows

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 CLASS SCHEDULE (TENTATIVE)
Ngong 2020 HN (19h30 to 21h30, Fri/Sat/Sun)
• Week 1: 15 Nov Session 1
• Week 2: 20 – 22 Nov Sessions 2 – 4
• Week 3: 27 – 29 Nov Sessions 5 – 7
• Week 4: 4 – 6 Dec Sessions 8 – 10
• Week 5: 11 – 13 Dec Sessions 11 – 13
• Week 6: 18 – 20 Dec Sessions 14 – 16
• Week 7: 25 – 27 Dec Sessions 17 – 19
• Week 8: 1 – 3 Jan no classes
• Week 8: 8 – 10 Jan Sessions 20 – 22
• Week 9: 15 Jan Session 23

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 COURSE INFORMATION
• class syllabus
• Possible class cancellations
– check with either the instructor or class board members
about 30 minute (and NOT sooner) before the class if the
weather is unfavorable
– ALWAYS check your email or the class FB prior to any
sessions
• Opportunities for make-up classes (paid) OR deferral (free,
from session 13)
– MUST seek permission in advance (via email)
– Full info: Class FAQ

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 HOMEWORK
• Answer at-home listening questions
• Listen to a SUMMARY of learned structures and write them
down IN THE ORDER they appear in the audio. Hand in your
answer in the next session.
→ The MONEY BOX

COMING UP NEXT…
• Learning theories
• Homework solutions

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 REVIEW
• various meanings of hi, hello and greetings
• pronounce or sing the words clearly
– have clear diction
• shock/surprise someone
– throw | knock someone for a loop
– catch someone off guard
• compliment or give encouragement to someone for doing
something positive (often in a generally negative situation)
– give someone points | props | credit for
• understand or form an opinion about something or someone
– make of

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