MyEnlightenmentsfrom“MyFairLady”Thefilm“MyFairLady”providedeffectivetoolsforalotofteachingmethodsandsomeculturalreasonsforteachinganativeEnglishspeakerstandardizedEnglish.TodayImainlytalkabouttheteachingmethodsofProf.Higginsandmyenlightenmentsfromthisfilm.1.Theteachingmethods.1.1Tonguetwistersandrhythmtraining.Twisterandrhythmareveryimportantinlanguagelearning.TheyareconnectedwithspokenEnglish.Prof.HigginsusedalotoftonguetwistersandrhythmswhenheteachingElizathestandardizedpronunciationofthelanguage.Forexample:“TheraininSpainstaysmainlyintheplain.”“InHartford,HerefordandHampshire,hurricaneshardlyeverhappen.”“Howkindofyoutoletmecome.”“Cup,cup,cup,cup,of,of,of,of.”1.2Recordingoflearner’sproductionandcorrectionoferrorsinpronunciation.Howdoyouknowyourpronunciationisrightornot?Youcanrecordyourpronunciation,andyoucanaskyourteachertocorrectit.Thenyoumayimproveyourspokenlevel.Prof.Higginsisacleverteacher.HerecordEliza’svoiceFromthebeginningtotheendandcorrectit.Forexample:1.2.1“A,e,i,o,u.”:Elizapronouncedtheletter“a”[ai],andalsosaidtheletter“i”as[a].Prof.HigginsrepeateditintherightwaytohelpElizaconquerthiskindoferrorinPronunciation.1.2.2Prof.HigginscorrectedEliza’smispronunciationoftheword“say”[sai]bywayof[sei].1.2.3Prof.HigginscorrectedEliza’spronunciation,speaking“'kindofyou”instead“kindof'you”.1.3.Listenandimitatetraining.IfyouwanttostudyEnglishwell,youmusthavegoodmouthandears.Listeningisaimportantwayforyoutoreceivetheinformation,butonlylisteningisnotenough,youmustimitateandsay,anddoitlikethis,thethingsofimitationcanbecomeyourstruely.Prof.HigginsdemonstratesthepronunciationandElizaimitateitmostofthetime.Atlast,Elizaissuccessful.Sothelistenandimitatetrainingareimportantandnecessary.1.4.Usingtherightteaching-tools.1.4.1SomeofthetypesofinstructionaltoolsareveryusefulforProfessorHigginstoteachElizastudying.Incommon,thetoolsareveryhelpfulintheprogressofEnglishlanguageeducation.Firstly,thetoolscanmake“student-centeredlearning”becometrue.Forexample,Prof.HigginsaskElizasitinalanguagelaboratory.Shesitsnexttoamachine.Thereisacablethatgoesandcomesfromhermouthtoanapparatus.Itcandrawagraphonapieceofpaper.Thegraphonthepapershowsthesituationofherpronunciation.Accordingthistool,Elizacanknowwhetherherpronunciationisrightorwrong.1.4.2Thetoolscantestthestudent’sefficiencyfortheirpronunciation.Theycanhelpthestudentstodevelopthyeirlearningpotentialtoasubstantialextent.WhenProfessorHigginsinstructedElizatopronouncetheletter“h”,heusedaphoneticsapparatus.Prof.Higginslitatubeandturnedonarotatingdrumwithmirroredsides.IfElizapronounced“h”well,theflamewasflickered,whenElizapronouncedwrong,theflamewasthesameasbefore.1.4.3Prof.HigginsputthemarblesintoEliza’smouthandlethersay,“Withblackestmosstheflowerpotsthicklycrusted,oneandall”.Elizapracticedthissentenceforalotoftimeswiththemarblesinhermouth;ThenElizaswallowedsomeofthemarbles.Itisverydangerous.Andatlast,Elizapronounceditcorrectly.Theburner,tubes,marblesandotherapparatusprovidedusefulinstructionalaidsforpronouncingstandardizedEnglish.Prof.Higginsissuccessfulwiththehelpofthesetools.Theteaching-toolscan’tbeseparatedfromteachinglanguage.1.5Approximationdrills.TherearealotofapproximationdrillsforElizainthefilm.Forexample:“TheraininSpainstaysmainlyintheplain.”Inthissentence,rain,Spain,mainly,plainarethesimilarwords.Appr...
