The Learner-Centered/Communicative Paradigm In Pronunciation Teaching

This study looked at a one-semester pronunciation class for first year English Majors at Sapporo University, a four-year tertiary institution in Sapporo, Japan. The class was introduced to, and taught, using the Learner-Centered/Communicative Approach, focusing on the suprasegmental aspects of pronunciation: stress, intonation, rhythm and pitch. Students learned in an all-English environment, while completing tasks challenging them to work using their own resources. The participants (n=118), members of six classes taught over two different academic years, submitted opinions and comments at the end of the course via a written survey in their native language. Results indicated that a majority of participants found the course worthwhile, even enjoyable, and that the methodology used was appropriate, but that the instructor was strict

Exercising in the Weight Room, ca. 1990

b&w printExcellent conditonA woman pumps iron on one of the machines in the weight room in The Tower (the Homburg Centre for Health and Wellness since 2012)

Students By Student Centre in Winter, ca. 1980

b&w photographExcellent condition.Students are headed into the O'Donnell-Hennessey Student Centre, and several others are exiting it on a winter day. In the foreground a women walks on a path away from the building.From External Affairs. On reverse, '1014.9' is written in black pen in the top right corner. '8081' is written in pencil, and 'PHOTOGRAPH BY MICHAEL E. CREAGEN' is stamped in blue ink

Patrick Power Library and Science Building in Winter, ca. 1979

b&w photographVery good condition: lower right corner frayed, lower left corner frayed and bentPhotograph of Patrick Power Library (left) and Science Building (right) in winter. Four young lads scamper down to the corner of Inglis and Robie Streets. The open area where the white van is parked is now the sky-lighted Atrium, built in 2008, connecting the library with the McNally, Burke and Science buildings.Stamped in blue on reverse: 'Photograph by Michael E. Creagen'. Came in an envelope marked 'Campus - Aerial 1979 (?) 1982 (Obsolete)'. From Art Gallery

McNally Building in Winter, ca. 1970

b&w photographExcellent conditionPhoto of the McNally building in the winter, surrounded by snow.Written on back: 'A March '86'; 'Photograph by Michael E. Creagen'; 'McNally building in snow. Taken mid 1970s'; 'Please return to information services Saint Mary's University. Halifax, N.S. B3H 3C3'; '970.1