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Abstract:Teaching English pronunciation in SLA has been a challenge for almost every English teacher because students’ local Chinese accents have been a major obstacle when they’re learning English. This article is aiming to illustrate the phenomena and solutions of the pronunciation in English pedagogy.
Key words:Phonology Pronunciation English Pedagogy
Ⅰ The Meanings of Pronunciation in SLA
Phonology is the study of the sound systems of languages. Phonology is concerned with the linguistic patterning of sounds in human languages, with its primary aim being to discover the principles that govern the way sounds are organized in languages, and to explain the variations that occur.
As for Pronunciation in English as the second language acquisition in China, we take it for granted that Pronunciation plays the second or the third fiddle when it comes to grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure etc. It is universally acknowledged that language communication relies mainly upon vocal transmission. Apart from professional study of phonetics in larynx and vocal tract movements,I’m here to bring a concrete debate on how we can apply the field of Pronunciation on SLA from a practical perspective.
There are many ways in which Pronunciation and SLA can be linked for the positive meanings of both sides. As a tiny branch of linguistics, pronunciation takes an indispensable role in bridging the transmission of information.
First of all, pronunciation is of great significance in improving listening comprehension. One who has well-grounded pronunciation knowledge bears fewer problems in understanding other people. For instance, English native speakers prefer to say “You can count on us” as /jukn′kantns/ while Chinese English learners speak it word by word. Native speakers generally link sound /t/ and /on/, /on/ and /s/ together when they speak. These happen very often in their conversations. Actually, the sound of English is radically not divided by word unit but is defined by syllables in words.
Secondly, pronunciation can make positive contributions to the process of colloquial communication. One who has inaccurate pronunciation will definitely set barriers between speakers, and will easily get oneself misunderstood as well.
Last but not the least, there is an undeniable fact that pronunciation is of tremendous avail to spelling words properly. According to survey from an English website, it shows that Americans are still suffering from wrong spelling when they write. They also provide some solutions to this problem.
ⅡThe Status
Key words:Phonology Pronunciation English Pedagogy
Ⅰ The Meanings of Pronunciation in SLA
Phonology is the study of the sound systems of languages. Phonology is concerned with the linguistic patterning of sounds in human languages, with its primary aim being to discover the principles that govern the way sounds are organized in languages, and to explain the variations that occur.
As for Pronunciation in English as the second language acquisition in China, we take it for granted that Pronunciation plays the second or the third fiddle when it comes to grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure etc. It is universally acknowledged that language communication relies mainly upon vocal transmission. Apart from professional study of phonetics in larynx and vocal tract movements,I’m here to bring a concrete debate on how we can apply the field of Pronunciation on SLA from a practical perspective.
There are many ways in which Pronunciation and SLA can be linked for the positive meanings of both sides. As a tiny branch of linguistics, pronunciation takes an indispensable role in bridging the transmission of information.
First of all, pronunciation is of great significance in improving listening comprehension. One who has well-grounded pronunciation knowledge bears fewer problems in understanding other people. For instance, English native speakers prefer to say “You can count on us” as /jukn′kantns/ while Chinese English learners speak it word by word. Native speakers generally link sound /t/ and /on/, /on/ and /s/ together when they speak. These happen very often in their conversations. Actually, the sound of English is radically not divided by word unit but is defined by syllables in words.
Secondly, pronunciation can make positive contributions to the process of colloquial communication. One who has inaccurate pronunciation will definitely set barriers between speakers, and will easily get oneself misunderstood as well.
Last but not the least, there is an undeniable fact that pronunciation is of tremendous avail to spelling words properly. According to survey from an English website, it shows that Americans are still suffering from wrong spelling when they write. They also provide some solutions to this problem.
ⅡThe Status