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ID
5562253
Banca
CESPE / CEBRASPE
Órgão
SEDUC-AL
Ano
2021
Provas
Disciplina
Inglês
Assuntos

    Teachers sometimes assume that more outgoing learners will be able to learn pronunciation better than shyer students, and there may be some truth to this. Confident students might speak more and be more willing to try new sounds, and this extra practice could help them improve their pronunciation. However, this improvement is certainly not guaranteed. Some outgoing students may be producing a lot of language, but they may also be jumping ahead without paying attention to the accuracy of their pronunciation. If listeners are impressed by their fluency and accept their imperfect pronunciation, they have no way to know that they need to improve.
    Some more introverted students might actually be thinking carefully about sounds and practicing “within themselves,” even if they don’t speak much in class. Don’t underestimate the quiet students. Appreciate the strengths and possibilities of all your students and encourage everyone. All students can learn and improve in their own way.
    Another aspect of personality that can affect pronunciation is the degree to which a person is willing or able to change the way they sound. Most of us have been speaking and listening to language in the same, familiar way since we learned to talk. Our voice and our pronunciation are a central part of the way we see ourselves. It can be uncomfortable, and possibly even frightening, to try out unfamiliar sounds and melodies of language. For some people this process seems like a small bump on the road, but for others, it’s a serious roadblock. 

M.T. Yoshida. Beyond Repeat After Me: Teaching Pronunciation to
English Learners. Alexandria: TESOL Press, 2016 (adapted).

Based on the text above, judge the following item.


It can be inferred from the text that our identity is partly tied to the way we speak.

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  • Our voice and our pronunciation are a central part of the way we see ourselves.

    Nossa voz e nossa pronúncia são uma parte central da forma que nos vemos.

  • A maior dificuldade da questão, pra mim, foi entender o sentido de "tied". Eu só conseguia pensar em "gravata" ou "engravatado" KKKK

    Mas na questão está no sentido de: relacionado; amarrado; atrelado; atado; etc.

  • Aqui fica claro que o autor tenta atrelar personalidade com jeito de falar. Além do primeiro paragrafo onde relaciona extroversão com facilidade de aprender pronúncias, segundo o que os professores relatam.

    Another aspect of personality that can affect pronunciation is the degree to which a person is willing or able to change the way they sound.