6 Practising the verbo-tonal method
In Week 2 [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)] , we mentioned the verbo-tonal method according to which, in order to achieve pronunciation that is closer to that of the target language, nuanced pronunciation is used. The teacher asks the student to repeat a particular sequence of words several times copying the teacher’s pronunciation each time. The teacher will not produce a standard pronunciation of the selected sequence i.e. [ˈunaβoˈtejaðeˈkaβa] but an approximate pronunciation in which the sounds [ð] and [β] will be “nuanced”, i.e. the difference between the Spanish and the English pronunciation will be exaggerated.
You can find some example recordings here:
Transcript: La gata de Gala García ganó el concurso de gatos en Guatemala.
La gata de Gala García ganó el concurso de gatos en Guatemala.
Transcript: En la Vuelta a Valencia venció Benito Vila con su bicicleta de Vivavox.
En la Vuelta a Valencia venció Benito Vila con su bicicleta de Vivavox.
Transcript: Ese gol de Vélez le dio el pase a la segunda vuelta al equipo de Barcelona.
Ese gol de Vélez le dio el pase a la segunda vuelta al equipo de Barcelona.