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    I had observation sessions with an Arabic speaker named Mohammed. While he could structure sentences well, he had difficulty explaining himself and understanding some words and concepts. He spoke slowly with simple vocabulary and frequent fillers. At a restaurant, he was confused by the word "dressing" for salad but learned what it meant after trying it. When he made errors, I would repeat them correctly. He also struggled with plural forms, prepositions, and articles. My favorite English learning software explored was Pronunciation Power. It provided visual diagrams of mouth positions for English sounds and allowed recording and analysis of pronunciation. Exercises addressed stress and intonation. As an auditory and visual program, it could effectively help speakers of Korean

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    I had observation sessions with an Arabic speaker named Mohammed. While he could structure sentences well, he had difficulty explaining himself and understanding some words and concepts. He spoke slowly with simple vocabulary and frequent fillers. At a restaurant, he was confused by the word "dressing" for salad but learned what it meant after trying it. When he made errors, I would repeat them correctly. He also struggled with plural forms, prepositions, and articles. My favorite English learning software explored was Pronunciation Power. It provided visual diagrams of mouth positions for English sounds and allowed recording and analysis of pronunciation. Exercises addressed stress and intonation. As an auditory and visual program, it could effectively help speakers of Korean

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    I had observation sessions with an Arabic speaker named Mohammed. While he could structure sentences well, he had difficulty explaining himself and understanding some words and concepts. He spoke slowly with simple vocabulary and frequent fillers. At a restaurant, he was confused by the word "dressing" for salad but learned what it meant after trying it. When he made errors, I would repeat them correctly. He also struggled with plural forms, prepositions, and articles. My favorite English learning software explored was Pronunciation Power. It provided visual diagrams of mouth positions for English sounds and allowed recording and analysis of pronunciation. Exercises addressed stress and intonation. As an auditory and visual program, it could effectively help speakers of Korean

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    I had observation sessions with an Arabic speaker named Mohammed. While he could structure sentences well, he had difficulty explaining himself and understanding some words and concepts. He spoke slowly with simple vocabulary and frequent fillers. At a restaurant, he was confused by the word "dressing" for salad but learned what it meant after trying it. When he made errors, I would repeat them correctly. He also struggled with plural forms, prepositions, and articles. My favorite English learning software explored was Pronunciation Power. It provided visual diagrams of mouth positions for English sounds and allowed recording and analysis of pronunciation. Exercises addressed stress and intonation. As an auditory and visual program, it could effectively help speakers of Korean

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    I had sessions with an Arabic speaker named Mohammed. For the most
    part, he could structure sentences well together, but it was hard for
    him to explain himself and to understand certain words and concepts.
    He spoke with simple vocabulary, slow speech rate, and there were
    often long pauses and many fillers such as uh and um. We went to
    eat at a restaurant and he ordered a salad with his main entre. When
    the server asked him what kind of dressing he would like, Mohammed
    looked perplexed. I quickly realized that he did not understand the
    meaning of the word. I tried to explain that it goes on the salad and
    then proceeded to tell the server to put the dressing on the side so he
    could try it. After he received his salad, he learned what dressing was
    and was pleased. When he made errors in his speech, I would change
    my intonation and repeat the mistake. Sometimes when he didnt
    understand something, he would ask, What you mean? or What
    does that mean? I also noticed that he did not use plurals in his
    speech. When I asked him how long he had been studying at IELI, he
    said six month instead of six months. He had trouble with
    prepositions and would say, I can meet you on 2 instead of I can
    meet you at 2. He also had trouble with articles and would leave them
    out. He would say, We can go to mall, instead of we can go to the
    mall.

    IELI Software Program for English Learning: Pronunciation


    Power 1 and 2

    My favorite program that we explored during the IELI software learning


    session was Pronunciation Power. I found this program effective and
    helpful. I really liked that there are language options to have the words
    in translation. I liked that there was a database for the 52 sounds in the
    English language and they were phonetically transcribed. My favorite
    features were the visual diagrams that explained the different ways the
    mouth moves when each sound is made. This program also gives
    students tips to make the sounds. I also really liked that the program
    allows a student to record themselves with the speech analysis tool.
    This feature is really helpful because it gives a visual representation
    and allows students to see if they are saying the word correctly. This
    program is also helpful for a student to record themselves saying other
    words and compare it to the instructor. The students also have the
    option to save their recordings. There were also exercises to help
    students with stress and intonation. I feel that this program is effective
    for students that are visual and auditory learners. This program is
    effective for Korean speakers that have trouble with rs and ls and
    Arabic speakers that have trouble distinguishing ps and bs to visually
    see how the sounds are made. I could use this program to assign
    homework when teaching about sounds and minimal pairs since the
    students can record a file and practice any sounds they are having
    trouble with.

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