TEACHING STRATEGIES AIMED AT IMPROVING EFL STUDENTS PRONUNCIATION OF THE / & / ENGLISH SOUND
Although the emphasis of teaching pronunciation on a second language has been downgraded in most foreing language lessons, recent studies have shown that pronunciation plays a key aspect in the second language acquisition process. In his study, a great number of teaching pronunciation strategies are...
| Autores Principales: | López Sandino, José Miguel, López Altamirano, Jackeline Aurora, Montenegro Algaba, Pentalpha Annaphel |
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| Formato: | Tesis |
| Idioma: | Español Español |
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2022
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http://repositorio.unan.edu.ni/20674/ http://repositorio.unan.edu.ni/20674/1/20674.pdf http://repositorio.unan.edu.ni/20674/2/CC.jpg |
| Sumario: |
Although the emphasis of teaching pronunciation on a second language has been downgraded in most foreing language lessons, recent studies have shown that pronunciation plays a key aspect in the second language acquisition process. In his study, a great number of teaching pronunciation strategies are analyzed in terms of how meaningful and effective they are for the pronunciation lesson. This study is conducted in a local school in Nicaragua whose name is Licenciado Miguel Larreynaga School and which is located in Masaya, a City 30 minutes away from the capital city Managua. The students are ten graders taking the 2nd semester 2021.The sample of students selected for this study consist of 30 high schoolers and one English teacher and the instruments utilized to collect data are surveys, interviews and observation. Preliminary results of statistical analyses revealed that the teacher was not incorporating meaningful strategies to enhance their students' pronunciation skills. As reflected in the surveys, there is a great number of learners who stated that the activities and techniques implemented to learn pronunciation are not appealing for them. The results also revealed that there are phonological and psychological factors that hinder the student’s acquisition of the English sound systems. In this study, some pedagogical implications of these results are discussed. |
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