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T1 Teaching English pronunciation: Challenges and possible solutions
A1 Schuster Postiglione, Rubén
A2 Máster Univ. en Formación del Profes. de E.S.O.Bachillerato, F.P. y E.Ii.
K1 English pronunciation, Music-driven lessons, Teaching strategies.
K1 Pronunciación del inglés, Lecciones basadas en música, Estrategias de enseñanza.
AB Pronunciation has often been presented as a skill of little to no interest owing to general ignorance. Teachers tendto ignore it largely due to their lack of confidence in said area. This study aims to ascertain the reasons behindthe meagre treatment of English pronunciation in high school lessons. At the same time, it attempts to offervarious alternative approaches to tackle the hurdles of pronunciation teaching while significantly reducing thecommon apprehension to this area of English language teaching displayed by teachers and students alike. In orderto address this problem, a questionnaire was distributed among the members of a high school English department,whose results led to an exercise proposal. The results of the analysis of the questionnaire indicated that teachersrarely receive any instruction in pronunciation teaching, further exacerbating their already present insecurities.The outcome of the exercise proposal was mildly favourable, inviting to further discussion on more effectivestrategies for introducing pronunciation in the classroom. This study suggests that the use of music-driven lessonscould ease the acquisition of pronunciation in English. Further studies are still needed to place pronunciation inthe same light as the other renowned skills
YR 2024
FD 2024
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