期刊名称：International Journal of English and Education
印刷版ISSN：2278-4012
出版年度：2015
卷号：4
期号：3
页码：54
出版社：Brahmaputra Publishing House
摘要：Pronunciation, the rather neglected orphan of second language learning, has beenignored in most English classes. Interestingly enough, the usefulness of teaching pronunciationis a widely debated subject in the language teaching world. It is said that teachers can make abig difference in improving their students’ accuracy and fluency in pronunciation. Likewise, theycan have a noticeable difference in certain criteria, such as the teaching of suprasegmentals andthe linking of pronunciation with listening practice. The current study investigated the IranianEnglish teachers’ opinion who teach English in language institutes. To this end, the teachers’attitudes were racked up and compared regarding communicative fluency practice, phonologicalaccuracy, teaching techniques and specifying appropriate ways to deal with the problems ofphonological teaching and communicative English language teaching in Iran. Accordingly, thesubjects of the study were 60 teachers from 6 language institutes in Sirjan, Iran. Concerninginstrumentation, a questionnaire with thirty items on a five point rating scale and three openended questions were used. To sum, the results revealed that the teachers have very highlypositive attitudes towards teaching phonological accuracy and highly positive attitudes towardscommunicative fluency activities. Nevertheless, teachers’ attitudes do not relate to the pedagogyconducted in their classrooms as highly as expected.
