Specifics of teaching foreign language intonation

Makarenko Natalia Nikolaevna, Naumenko Natalia Evgenievna

The main purpose of the article is to substantiate the necessity of taking account of the basic factors when teaching intonation of a foreign language. It contains analysis of psychological, linguistic and pedagogical factors, based on which an optimal result is achieved. It analyses the following features of intonation: its physical properties and the structure of perceived qualities, the plan of thought in relation to the auditor, context, communication situation, degree of development of internal hearing, development level of auditory memory. It emphasizes the need to take into account the ratio of the intonation system of the native and foreign languages. It stresses the fact that learning foreign intonation requires a reasonable combination of synthetic imitation and analytical comprehension, provided the theoretical foundations must be given in comparison with the native language, which will allow avoiding unwanted interference in practice.

Keywords:speech process analyzers; acoustic-motor links; perceived speech quality; intonation-situational analysis; internal hearing; auditory memory; feedback