What is Pronunciation?
It is the use of sound system, stress, rhythm, intonation,
fluency and pause in speech-speech is the ground work of any language teaching.
Causes of defective
pronunciation
1. Difference between pronunciation of mother
tongue and English
2. Too much emphasis on translation -less
emphasis on speech training
3. Teachers are not well equipped in phonetics
4. No oral examinations
5. Students do not get sufficient knowledge of
phonetics
6. Physical disability
7. Dearth of books on pronunciation
8. Regionalism-no parallel sounds 'gya'
kshtra', 'l'
9. No rational relation between spelling and
its pronunciation
Measures/remedies to
improve pronunciation
1. More emphasis on spoken aspect
2. Teachers should be model
3. Consult books, audio clips
4. Pronunciation drills
5. Teachers immediately correct
mistakes-develop correct habits
6. Explain articulation, stress, rhythm,
intonation, phonetic conscience-distinguish between mother tongue and foreign
language
7. Phonetic charts, models, tape, gramophone,
recordings, speeches, films
8. Using pronunciation dictionary
9. Reading aloud-pronunciation exercises'
