Traditional and Current Perspectives on Pronunciation Teaching

Abstract

Pronunciation is an important factor in the teaching of a second or a foreign language. This paper tries to summarize the traditional methods and approaches used and highlight the modern and current ones for teaching pronunciation. This paper advocates the adoption of an interdisciplinary approach that makes use of psychology, instructional technology, and neuro-linguistic programming (NLP). The aim is to encourage English language teachers to use innovative techniques for teaching pronunciation nowadays.