It goes without saying that teaching French pronunciation can be very tricky. Students’ shyness and anxiety surrounding pronunciation impact their confidence and growth in their acquisition of French when it comes to French pronunciation. That being said, here is an awesome French pronunciation tool to improve your French students’ pronunciation in a passive way!
Teaching and re-enforcing pronunciation in the FSL classroom can be a little tricky.
Now as a teacher, I have struggled to help students improve their pronunciation in creative ways. Furthermore, I teach so many introverts and correcting their pronunciation in front of the class just isn’t an option.
French classroom decor shouldn’t just be pretty. It must also serve a purpose.
My goal for the year was to improve the way that I taught pronunciation in FSL. As a result, I ended up quickly making pronunciation guide posters to place under my main whiteboard. They ended up being an immediate hit!
On multiple occasions in September alone, I caught students glancing at the posters before speaking in front of the class.
Using French pronunciation tools like posters
1. These Posters serve as an excellent visual reminder to all students before, during, and after oral activities.
2. They are especially important for shy students who often don’t ask questions. These students can also be the most self-conscious about their accents and pronunciation. The posters combined with other techniques and strategies can be very empowering for our shy students.
3. Place them at the front of the classroom so that students are pretty much always staring at them. This will help students internalize over the school year.
4. They aren’t just pretty, but they also serve an important purpose in the FSL classroom.
5. Your students will think that you have a very “aesthetic” classroom. Win-win!
You can make your own, unique pronunciation posters in PowerPoint. I also have many different themed posters available in my TPT if you want something ready to print and laminate.
Click here to see all of the pronunciation posters in my TPT
I hope you enjoyed this French pronunciation tool! If you are interested in more tips and tricks, I have a whole page dedicated to ideas for the French class.
Avec plaisir,
Pav
