Teaching Proper English to Malaysian Speakers＂ Focusing on the Vowels, Consonants, Syllable, and Stress  

作　　者：Ricardo Baba 

机构地区：[1]Universiti Malaysia Sarawak, Kota Samarahan, Malaysia

出　　处：《US-China Foreign Language》2013年第4期279-285,共7页美中外语（英文版）

摘　　要：The English spoken by a typical Malaysian tends to have a simplified sounds system, which makes the speaker unintelligible to native and other English speakers. This paper discusses the mispronunciations of vowels and consonants, misplaced syllable and improper stress when Malaysians speak in English. This paper also describes the teaching approach used by the author in conducting business communication trainings for both working Malaysians as well as Malaysian students to overcome the mispronunciations and wrong intonation. A survey was conducted among the students who were asked to evaluate the learning and teaching method. The findings indicate that most students rate the quality of the course and the quality of teaching as either ＂excellent＂ or ＂good＂. The approach is effective among learners who recognize the weaknesses of their spoken English, and are willing to upgrade their intelligibility among native and other non-Malaysian speakers

关 键 词：Malaysian English speakers proper English VOWELS CONSONANTS SYLLABLE stress 

分 类 号：H319[语言文字—英语] H311