چکیده:
Pronunciation of English language is a very important sub-skill of speaking module in second language learning process. However, it is ignored, neglected, and even never gotten least attention by the teachers, administrators, and stakeholders especially in Pakistan. Grammar, vocabulary, and the other linguistic skills such as reading and writing are emphasized whereas pronunciation has never been focused in language classes. That is why, Pakistani learners
have to face a lot of pronunciation problems and they are unable to speak English even after years of learning English. Computer technology provides its learners with a wide variety of different pedagogical tools for pronunciation learning and teaching. Computer augmented instructions have always been proved beneficial. Teachers and learners can use
computer technology for the production and articulation of the sounds and they can be familiar with stress and intonation pattern resulting in the reduction of the pronunciation barriers. This article discusses the status of pronunciation and prevailed approach of pronunciation teaching in Pakistan. So, the purpose of this study is to highlight the importance of computer aided instructions for pronunciation teaching at the school level in Pakistan.
خلاصه ماشینی:
"com 2School of Languages, Civilization and Philosophy, University Utara Malaysia Received: April 3, 2017 Accepted: May 22, 2017 Online Published: June 20, 2017 Abstract Pronunciation of English language is a very important sub-skill of speaking module in second language learning process.
The purpose of this study is to discuss the different CALL/CAPT programs and to realize the availability of CALL laden instructions for teaching of English pronunciation at the school level in Pakistan.
3. 1 Multimedia Input/Visual Aided Devices (A Dual Processors Approach) Computer provides ample varieties of delivery mode for language learning instructions and for pronunciation teaching.
Warschauer and Healey (1998) emphasized that we should develop such software that could supply an i ntegrated teaching solution and that could (1) offer diverse, realistic, native speaker models of the language, (2) provide a language learning curriculum, (3) assess learner’s needs and wants, (4) identify the best next options for the learner along with practice with the particular skills, (5) make record of students’ performance as well as their evaluation, (6) be available at any time without any charging of extra payment or advantages (p.
To sum up, language teachers must keep in their minds all these mentioned-above issues regarding teaching pronunciation using CALL/CAPT program and formulate such activities through which they can get familiarity with all of the phonetic sounds, basic features of pronunciation, vowel, consonant, short and long, voiced, unvoiced sound, stress, rhythm, and intonation to teach their learners in a best way."