A study on pronunciation improvement of one vowel and five consonant phonemes in eleven students of ninth grade of a private school in Santiago

Abstract

This action research is focused on the importance of improving the English pronunciation in a group of eleven students of ninth grade from a private school located in Santiago. Since the English language has acquired great importance in today’s world, it is not only necessary to know about vocabulary or grammar aspects of this language, but also to manage an effective and clear communication. Therefore, this research aims at enhancing the students’ English pronunciation through phonetics lessons. Keywords: pronunciation, improvement, errors, phonemes, mispronunciation.