A few years ago at TESOL (either in Baltimore or San Antonio) there was a poster session about keeping pronunciation journals.  The presenters demonstrated clear success on the part of their students.  I only remember a few of the details.  Someone may remember more.  
The first was to identify specific sounds and contrasts the student needs to practice and learn.
Another step was for the students to record in their journals when they heard those sounds.  The teachers gave them suggestions where they might listen for them.  Sometimes it was in a controlled or semi-controlled listening activity; but the real practice was in real life.
Another step was for the students to record their attempts at producing the sounds, again sometimes in a controlled situation.  The real meat, however, was when they recorded their real life experiences with the sounds.  They included the words they said, who they said it to, if they were able to produce the sound correctly, how they did it, and whether or not the person was able to understand them.  I know there was more to it, but that's as much as I remember.  
Kathryn Quinn
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  Stephanie Shultz <sshultz at telamon.org> wrote:
    I was just looking through "My Favorites" and I found tow websites that might help.

    http://international.ouc.bc.ca/pronunciation
    http://www.pronunciationpatterns.com/index.html

    I have not used either with students so you may want to preview them first. Good luck.

    Stephanie Shultz
    sshultz at telamon.org 


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    From: englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov [mailto:englishlanguage-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Martin Senger
    Sent: Thursday, January 04, 2007 2:32 PM
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    Subject: [EnglishLanguage 917] Help with pronunciation issues

    Pax et bonum all! (peace & goodness)

    I am an adult ESL teacher in Erie, PA. I am looking for information on teaching pronunciation skills to SE Asian students, who seem to have a particular problem with stops sounds ([p], [b], etc.). Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated!
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