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Download full textAlshehri, Awad H. – English Language Teaching, 2021
The aim of this paper is to expose the potential difficulties encountered by students learning Arabic as a foreign language (AFL) with a focus on sounds production. The research design was descriptive-analytic. The data was obtained using direct recording and interviews. The sample included 27 AFL students at the Arabic Institutes at IMSIU and…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, Semitic Languages, Second Language Instruction, Phonology
Ibara, Yvon-Pierre Ndongo; Otouba, Roland Giscard Ondze; Mounguellet, Jules Bianchiny Ossere – English Language Teaching, 2019
The aim of this research paper is to scrutinize the teaching of English pronunciation based on English compound noun stress at secondary school. In fact, the teaching of compound noun stress has not been highlighted by previous scholars. In addition, teaching strategies based on this item have not been taken into account by INRAP and E.N.S in the…
Descriptors: English (Second Language), Second Language Learning, Second Language Instruction, Pronunciation Instruction
Al-Rubaat, Atalah Mohammad; Alshammari, Hammad Ali – English Language Teaching, 2020
This study explores the pronunciation difficulties experienced by Saudi EFL learners at Jouf University (JU) in the north of Saudi Arabia. To achieve this purpose, two main instruments were implemented: an experiment of pronunciation sensitivity response and two interview formats. The sample of this study was selected randomly and consisted of…
Descriptors: Phonetics, Phonology, Phonemes, Pronunciation
Mallén, Ana María Muñoz; Vázquez, Víctor Pavón – English Language Teaching, 2019
Pronunciation is an essential aspect in the teaching of the English language, especially those aspects of pronunciation such as stress and vowel quality as they are crucial elements to ensure intelligibility in communication. The general objective of this study is to investigate whether the theoretical-practical instruction on pronunciation has a…
Descriptors: Pronunciation, Oral Language, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Wu, Yan – English Language Teaching, 2019
The traditional focus of English phonetic teaching in China has consistently been on the segmental acquisition, which is mainly highlighting the pronunciation of vowels and consonants, while its suprasegmental knowledge in speech naturalness, coherence and understanding is relatively insufficient. In addition, Chinese students have a serious…
Descriptors: Intonation, Suprasegmentals, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
Bian, Fuying – English Language Teaching, 2013
Stress is one of the key suprasegmentals in English sound system. It plays an important role in intelligibility and comprehensibility. However, stress often poses problems for Chinese EFL Learners. Chinese learners of English often misplace the stress in English words and sentences which subsequently may interrupt the flow of communication and…
Descriptors: Chinese, Pronunciation, English (Second Language), Second Language Learning
