Pragmatics and Prosody in English Language Teaching

• 1.Introduction .- Theoretical approaches to the teaching of Prosody 2. Issues in the acoustic measurement of rhythm .- 3. Prosody and second language teaching: Lessons from L2 speech perception and production research .- 4. Factors affecting the perception and production of L2 prosody: Research results and their implications for the teaching of foreign languages .- 5. Function vs. form in speech prosody — Lessons from experimental research and potential implications for teaching .- 6. Prosodic adaptation in language learning .- Pragmatics, Prosody and communication 7. Prosody and meaning: Theory and practice .- 8. Prosody and feedback in native and non-native speakers of English .- 9. Early prosodic production: Pragmatic and acoustic analyses for L2 language learners .- 10. Prosody in conversation: Implications for teaching English pronunciation .- Pedagogical implications for English Language Teaching 11. Same but different: The pragmatic potential of native vs. non-native teachers’ intonation in the EFL classroom .- 12. The pragmatic function of intonation: Cueing agreement and disagreement in spoken English discourse and implications for ELT .- 13. Trouble spots in the learning of English intonation by Spanish speakers. Tonality and tonicity .- 14. Teaching prosody with a pragmatic orientation: A synthesis .- Name Index .- Subject Index.

From the reviews: "This book is mainly about prosody, its relationship with pragmatics, and the implications of this relationship for English language teaching, learning, and use. There is much in it that I recommend the book. ... This book also draws out pedagogical implications relevant to teaching English and offers a platform for comparing native and non-native speech performance in the ELT context. ... On the whole, this book offers a good example of critical scholarly engagement balanced with practical pedagogical recommendations." (Christine C. M. Goh, ELT Journal, Vol. 68 (2), April, 2014)