Improvements of English Major’s Pronunciation.docVIP

Improvements of English Major’s Pronunciation 　　Abstract： Some college English majors have difficulties in pronouncing English properly. How to improve their speaking skills is an urgent problem. This paper gives some practical strategies in a holistic approach， which has proved helpful in dealing with the problems. 　　Key word： pronunciation； confidence； improvement 　　Pronunciation is a basic form of language. Different nationality has different system of speech sound. When we learn a foreign language such as English， we tend to be influenced by many factors. Standard English pronunciation can make speech convincing and elegant. However， many English majors have difficulties in pronouncing English properly， which often leads to misunderstanding. So it is necessary to figure out some psychological and sociological strategies to solve the problem accordingly. 　　A. To improve learner’s confidence 　　Confidence is the key in doing anything successfully， especially in English learning. It can help students learn English more actively The teachers， therefore， should keep this in mind and try their best to build up students’ confidence by helping them lower their shyness so that they become bold enough to open their mouths. At the very beginning， teacher can do the following things： strengthening the students’ awareness of the importance of communicative competence， and analyzing the characteristics of their English learning so as to let them realize their great potential of improving oral skills and the advantageous factors to do so. Meanwhile， constant encouragements should be provided for the students by giving positive comments and timely compliments to those who take an active part in any oral activities and those who do something correctly or ever make slight progress. With the persistent practice， they are sure to improve gradually and steadily and achieve eventual success. 　　B. To emphasize the importance of English pronunciation in sociological factor