An approach to the teaching of pronunciation in Primary Education in Spain

Nivela Herrero, Alejandro
Domingo Baguer, Ignacio (dir.)

Universidad de Zaragoza, FEDU, 2014
Filología Inglesa y Alemana department, Filología Inglesa area

Graduado en Maestro Educación Primaria

Abstract: The aim of this research study is mainly to introduce me to the world of research in English classroom, the main components that a research must have and the most relevant research methods. This work also presents an overview of the different methodologies prevailing in the teaching of English as a foreign language throughout the last two centuries and a description of the methodology that is commonly followed nowadays. It will also attempt a description of the most typical pronunciation problems that Spanish learners present by the time they learn English language. Finally, with the aim of conclude which method is the best to teach pronunciation, a research will be implemented in two groups of students of the same age.

Free keyword(s): audio-lingual method ; communicative method ; history of the teaching of pronunciation ; phonetics ; pronunciation ; pronunciation problems

Tipo de Trabajo Académico: Trabajo Fin de Grado