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2023-02-06

Comparing L2 Teachers’ Practices With Learners’ Perceptions of English Pronunciation Teaching

Comparación de las prácticas de profesores de L2 con las percepciones de los estudiantes sobre la enseñanza de la pronunciación del inglés

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https://doi.org/10.15446/profile.v25n1.101156

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English teaching, language learners, learner perceptions, pronunciation (en)
aprendices de inglés, enseñanza del inglés, percepción del estudiante, pronunciación (es)

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The present study compares the pronunciation practices of three English instructors (two teaching in Australia and one in Japan) with the perceptions of their learners (n = 49). A student questionnaire, semi-structured teacher interviews, and classroom observations were used to collect data. The findings show that the learners strongly desire to be taught and improve their pronunciation, and the teachers’ provision of oral corrective feedback meets the students’ preferences. However, the use of primarily controlled (teacher-centred) techniques and subsequent lack of opportunities for communicative pronunciation practice suggest some incongruity between teachers’ practices and students’ perceptions. Factors such as the curriculum, instructors’ beliefs about second language learning, and their confidence play a role in this discrepancy.

Este estudio compara —mediante encuestas de estudiantes, entrevistas semiestructuradas de los profesores y observaciones de clase— las prácticas de pronunciación de tres profesores de inglés (dos trabajan en Australia y uno en Japón) con la percepción de sus estudiantes (n = 49). Se encontró que los estudiantes quieren aprender y mejorar su pronunciación, y que la provisión de correcciones orales de los profesores cubre sus preferencias. Sin embargo, las técnicas de control (centradas en el profesor) y la falta de oportunidades para practicar la pronunciación sugieren incongruencias entre las prácticas de los profesores y la percepción de los estudiantes. Factores como el currículum, las creencias de los profesores sobre el aprendizaje de lenguas y la autoconfianza explican esta discrepancia.

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