IMPORTANCE OF CORRECT PRONUNCIATION IN LEARNING ENGLISH

Abstract

Students with good communication skills will be understood even if they make mistakes in other areas, while students with poor pronunciation will not be understood even if their grammar is perfect. Students with bad pronunciation feel lonely, have difficulty at work, avoid speaking English, and have limited opportunities for further education. If the sound of the word is different, it can lead the listener to other meanings, and if this happens, it is very clear that it is not the correct communication. Everyone judges people by the way they communicate, and thus learners with poor pronunciation may be viewed as uneducated, uninformed, or incompetent in pronunciation. So, students should have knowledge about pronunciation. Many learners find pronunciation to be a difficult aspect of the English language. Therefore, there should be some kind of instruction and practice in the classroom. Pronunciation refers to the way words are spoken. With pronunciation skills, anyone will be able to pronounce words correctly while speaking English and gain confidence to speak English. Correct pronunciation can be defined as the reproduction of language sounds to easily convey the intended message. The exact meaning of pronunciation is how the word is pronounced. If we change the pronunciation, the meaning will also change. This article analyzes the importance of pronunciation and discusses pronunciation and communication in English.