This ORES synthesis article looks at student name pronunciation strategies as a benevolent practice. It reports on research carried out at Nottingham Trent University in England to document how, in the English context, staff in contact with students react to names that are not of English origin.
This article offers food for thought and identifies strategies for learning to pronounce uncommon nouns. For example:
- Inviter tous les étudiants et étudiantes à se présenter.
- Demander aux personnes d’inscrire leur nom sur un papier (en incluant des indications phonétiques au besoin) et de le positionner devant eux.
- Demander à la personne étudiante d’enregistrer son nom pour pouvoir s’entrainer à le dire correctement.
Study reference
Pilcher, J., Deakin-Smith, H. et Roesch, C. G. (2024). The pronunciation of students’ names in higher education: identity work by academics and professional services staff. Oxford Review of Education.
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