EQUIPPING TEACHERS WITH TECHNOLOGY: A STUDY ON THE FEASIBILITY OF TEACHING PRONUNCIATION THROUGH FLIPPED CLASSROOM APPROACH

Pronunciation is the way in which a word or a language is spoken. The accurate pronunciation is an important aspect of learning any language, especially in learning English as second language. Because English has become an important language and still is playing a world’s basic need in the academic arena today. For non-native English speakers, pronunciation is the most significant and complicated task. Most frequently than not, pronouncing of the letter sounds as well as syllable stress on parts of words can dramatically change the meaning and sense of the words. Improper pronunciation can lead to negative impression, in accurate understanding and poor pronunciation. The other aspect of speaking English with good pronunciation helps to develop confidence and add value to an individual. But English pronunciation is not paid enough attention to the language learners. This underestimation of the importance is mainly because, relative to other facets of the English language, such as grammar, lexicology and vocabulary, learners appear to falsely assume that pronunciation is less important, so to make learning pronunciation easy it is necessary to adopt a change in the instructional method. Technology offers the opportunity to change the role that teachers and students have traditionally played. Flipped Classroom Approach can help ensure that every student can receive in an alternative way. Flipped learning is a formal educational program and a type of Blended learning that reverses the traditional learning arrangements by delivering instructional content often online and outside of the class resulting interactive learning environment to the students.

 

Keywords: Pronunciation, Technology, Flipped Classroom, Interactive Learning.


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