The Nitty Gritty of Pronunciation Priorities
with Leandro Paladino
· 60 minutes
About this session
Teachers come to pronunciation teaching with varying levels of training in phonetics and phonology, while students bring different expectations about what “good pronunciation” means. So what should we actually prioritise? Consonants or vowels? Segmentals or prosody? Should we explicitly teach weak forms? And which features really matter for intelligibility? In this practical, engaging session, Leandro Paladino challenges common pronunciation myths and invites teachers to rethink their classroom priorities. Through songs, video and hands-on tasks, we’ll explore key pronunciation features and consider how technical knowledge can translate into effective, meaningful classroom practice.
About the speaker
Leandro Paladino is a teacher of English and literature from the University of La Plata, Argentina, and holds a master’s degree in bilingual education from the University of Birmingham, UK. He is the general academic director of Colegio York, a multilingual school in the city of La Plata, Argentina, where he is based. Leandro teaches Written and Spoken Discourse at undergraduate and postgraduate levels and has 30 years of experience as a teacher educator. He has delivered numerous workshops and conference presentations nationally and internationally, and has worked for several major publishers, as a speaker and materials writer. He is also a frequent contributor to teachers’ associations and is often asked to deliver training courses in schools and institutions to cater for their specific needs. A former NALDIC director, trustee and editor, Leandro is currently joint coordinator of IATEFL’s Young Learners and Teenagers Special Interest Group, a SIG where he was previously joint publications editor.
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