摘要
在英语语音教学中，中国学生在英语语调学习中的最大困难之一是音调的高低变化。传统的示范教学效果并不明显，我们尝试采用基于声学分析的教学法，即像学生展示母语者朗读某个句子时的音高曲线，让学生清楚地了解该高的音节要高到什么程度，该低的要低到什么程度，然后再进行反复模仿、对比和修正，取得了较好的教学效果。本文具体介绍我们基于声学分析开展音高凸显教学的实践与效果。
关键词： 声学分析教学法；中国英语学习者；音高凸显习得
Abstract
One of the greatest difficulties Chinese students face in learning English intonation is the variation in pitch levels. Traditional demonstration-based teaching methods are not very effective. We have attempted to employ an acoustics-based teaching approach, which involves showing students the pitch contours of native speakers reading a particular sentence. This allows students to clearly understand how high or low the pitch should be for each syllable. They then engage in repeated imitation, comparison, and correction, which has yielded good teaching results. This paper specifically introduces our practice and outcomes of implementing pitch prominence teaching based on acoustics analysis.
Key words： Acoustics-based approach; Chinese EFL learners; Pitch prominence acquisition
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