An Introduction to Pronunciation Issues at Secondary Level in ESL Learners
Keywords:
pronunciation, social interaction, intelligibility, importance, factors affecting pronunciation, strategies, implementationsAbstract
English pronunciation is one of the most important parts of foreign language learning. But unfortunately, is granted the least attention by the teacher and learner. If the learner is not good at pronunciation, then he will lose his confidence level. His interaction with the fellows and society will be limited. If a second language is learned in childhood, the process of acquiring the second language will be unconscious. But, if language is learned in adulthood, the learner will put great effort to attain the native-like abilities but it is very unlikely to every learner because this is based on the learners’ intelligibility. ESL teachers should take an active part to enhance the skill of oral proficiency among the students of secondary level. The aim of this paper is first to review the importance of pronunciation, issues that ESL learners face, factors that affect the learning of pronunciation, then suggestions in form of strategies or methods that can be applied differently according to the weak areas of the students and get better results after the implementations of these rules.
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