Methodological Strategies to improve pronunciation in the English Learning process as a Foreign Language with ninth grade students at High School Pedro Orozco in Terrabona, during the second semester 2014

摘要

The title of this study is Methodological Strategies to Improve Pronunciation in the English Learning process as a Foreign Language with Ninth Grade Students at Pedro Orozco High School in Terrabona, during the Second Semester 2014. As the title, this research aims at validating strategies to help English learners pronounce better and feel more confident, as noted in the Introduction section.udFor purposes of the main objective, five specific objectives were established: To identify difficulties in ELP, to elaborate a didactic plan, apply, evaluate and propose some methodological strategies to achieve the general objective which way to validate some methodological strategies to teach pronunciation at students of ninthudgrade at Pedro Orozco High School in Terrabona.udThe universe selected was 146 students who attended Pedro Orozco High School in Terrabona, where the population consisted of 29 students, and the sample chosen was 15 students who corresponded to the 50% of students.udIn order to collect relevant data, three instruments were designed: A survey, an interview and an observation guide. These instruments were designed in order to get information about the validity of the strategies selected and the impact they have on the improvement of the students´ pronunciation.udThe mains results show that the strategies validated actually helped ninth grade students at Terrabona High School improve their pronunciation, and they areudhelpful pedagogical tools to help students develop communicative skills in the English language