Are they speaking English? Why is pronunciation important ? “I went to the US in 1996 for the first time. Whenever I spoke to a person in America, they kept asking me : "what ? what ?". I would repeat my sentence again and again. Finally, they would say "Ah-ha!" and then repeat my sentence, using exactly my words ! It was embarrassing! I knew my words and grammar were correct but nobody would understand me just because of my pronunciation. I am very motivated to learn English and the right pronunciation and phonetics now” Mike said. | Are they speaking English? Why is pronunciation important ? “I went to the US in 1996 for the first time. Whenever I spoke to a person in America, they kept asking me : "what ? what ?". I would repeat my sentence again and again. Finally, they would say "Ah-ha!" and then repeat my sentence, using exactly my words ! It was embarrassing! I knew my words and grammar were correct but nobody would understand me just because of my pronunciation. I am very motivated to learn English and the right pronunciation and phonetics now” Mike said “I meet many people with high level of grammar and vocabulary in English at work. However, they can't express themselves correctly because of too many bad mistakes in pronunciation. I keep telling them that the key to the good comprehension and speaking in English is good pronunciation but they don't seem to be much worried about that.” Chantal said “Pronunciation is important because it makes your first impression. Many English learners ignore pronunciation. They can communicate in class, so they think they are good enough. They say "I don't need to study pronunciation. I just want to communicate in English." They think that they communicate in English because they can communicate with their teacher and other students. You have to remember : * Your teacher has been listening to bad pronunciation for years. He or she can understand it much easier than the average person.” Shilly said * Other students are usually from the same country as you. therefore, they speak English like you and they make the same mistakes. So it's easy for them to understand you. The good news is that you can work on your pronunciation until you speak "understandable and pleasant English" (good pronunciation). You can learn the sounds of English, listen to recordings, watch English language television, etc. But first you have to realize there is a problem ! Most English learners don't. VOCABULARY OF ORGANS OF SPEECH alveolar nasal cavity velum uvula palate | Are they speaking English? Why is pronunciation important ? “I went to the US in 1996 for the first time. Whenever I spoke to a person in America, they kept asking me : "what ? what ?". I would repeat my sentence again and again. Finally, they would say "Ah-ha!" and then repeat my sentence, using exactly my words ! It was embarrassing! I knew my words and grammar were correct but nobody would understand me just because of my pronunciation. I am very motivated to learn English and the right pronunciation and phonetics now” Mike said “I meet many people with high level of grammar and vocabulary in English at work. However, they can't express themselves correctly because of too many bad mistakes in pronunciation. I keep telling them that the key to the good comprehension and speaking in English is good pronunciation but they don't seem to be much worried about that.” Chantal said “Pronunciation is important because it makes your first impression. Many English learners ignore .
