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Why Is Pronunciation So Difficult to Learn?
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Gilakjani, Abbas Pourhossein; Ahmadi, Mohammad Reza – English Language Teaching, 2011
In many English language classrooms, teaching pronunciation is granted the least attention. When ESL teachers defend the poor pronunciation skills of their students, their arguments could either be described as a cop-out with respect to their inability to teach their students proper pronunciation or they could be regarded as taking a stand against…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Instruction, Second Language Learning, Pronunciation