What do you know about phonetic transcription? Do you understand it
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the students to be aware the pronunciation elements. When it comes to a language teaching, it is important to note that there is a difference between what is effective
as appoint of reference or set of bearings for learning let us call this a modal and what is presented as an attainable behavioral target let us call this a norm. The
task of pronunciation learning, as in the teaching of any other aspect of language, is to establish models for guidance, not norms for imitation
The last result was that students forgot the knowledge of pronunciation after finishing the pronunciation classes. Based on the interview result, some students
shared that they forgot some theories in pronunciation class. It showed that students of ELESP were lazy to continue study pronunciation individual after
those classes finished. Some students felt pessimistic with their pronunciation ability. They said that they did not have good pronunciation. Therefore, they did
not want to learn it deeper. They were afraid of trying and making mistake in pronouncing diphthongs. Students should believe their own pronunciation ability.
They had to keep learning pronunciation, not to forget it. They did not need have good pronunciation like native speaker, but they just have to keep practice.
Abercrombie 1991, p. 93 states that the learner works at developing a pronunciation style, that is clear and understandable to both native and non-native
speakers, but not necessarily native like. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
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