MyEnlightenmentsfrom“MyFairLady”Thefilm“MyFairLady”providedeffectivetoolsforalotofteachingmethodsandsomeculturalreasonsforteachinganativeEnglishspeakerstandardizedEnglish
TodayImainlytalkabouttheteachingmethodsofProf
Higginsandmyenlightenmentsfromthisfilm
Theteachingmethods
1Tonguetwistersandrhythmtraining
Twisterandrhythmareveryimportantinlanguagelearning
TheyareconnectedwithspokenEnglish
HigginsusedalotoftonguetwistersandrhythmswhenheteachingElizathestandardizedpronunciationofthelanguage
Forexample:“TheraininSpainstaysmainlyintheplain
”“InHartford,HerefordandHampshire,hurricaneshardlyeverhappen
”“Howkindofyoutoletmecome
”“Cup,cup,cup,cup,of,of,of,of
2Recordingoflearner’sproductionandcorrectionoferrorsinpronunciation
Howdoyouknowyourpronunciationisrightornot
Youcanrecordyourpr