Objectives In Teaching Stress And Pronunciation: A Teacher’s Learning Experience

Abstract

This paper discussed the objectives in teaching stress and pronunciation based on the experience of the teacher. Based on my own experience teaching English pronunciation is a challenging task with different objectives at each level.

This guides me on how to teach pronunciation. It provides a short overview on what should I addressed first at each level to help my students improve their English pronunciation skills. At the beginning level, the objective in teaching pronunciation is that English learners need to focus on the basics of pronunciation.

At this point, the objective in teaching pronunciation is that English learners feel comfortable with relatively simple pronunciation patterns in English. Improving pronunciation through focus on stress and intonation is one of the best ways to improve the higher intermediate to advanced level English learners. At this level, my students have a good grasp on the basics of each phoneme through the use of exercises such as minimal pairs, and individual syllable stress.