Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: Issue of Intelligibility as a Main Goal in Teaching Pronunciation: teachers’ perspectives

Issue of Intelligibility as a Main Goal in Teaching Pronunciation: Teachers’
Perspectives
Rhany Dhewani Cahyalita
Faculty of Language and Literature
Satya Wacana Christian University
Salatiga
Rhany.Cahyalita@gmail.com

Abstract
This study was conducted in order to collect information regarding the issue of
intelligibility in teaching pronunciation for elementary school English teachers in Salatiga.
Over a month of interview with 6 different teachers from 6 different elementary schools, 13
interview questions were asked to them in aiming at getting on the teachers’ perspectives
toward the issue of intelligibility in teaching pronunciation. This study aims to find out the
phenomenon of intelligibility in teaching pronunciation and communication by asking
teachers’ opinions in pronunciation practices in class. The results indicated that intelligibility
become the main important factor in teaching pronunciation for children. However, teachers
still have orientation on English speaking countries for their guidance in teaching
pronunciation. Therefore, this study explores more on the consciousness of the importance of
intelligibility as the aim of the pronunciation class and communication. These findings
contribute to a better understanding of intelligibility in teaching pronunciation in particular.

Keywords: intelligibility, pronunciation teaching, communicative competence