The document discusses opinions on teaching pronunciation to English language learners. It notes that pronunciation is important, especially for learners whose first language is very different from English. While some argue pronunciation lessons could be boring, others believe they are necessary, at least for beginners. There is general agreement that pronunciation should be taught in context, and that both proper pronunciation and stress/rhythm are important. Teachers need to know terminology to help students, but practice is most important. Advanced learners may be able to learn from each other, as long as the teacher ensures correct pronunciation.

1. summary

2. Agree: Alla, Marcia, Velimira, Pavla, Nevena and
Galiya
 only for university students (English teachers-
to-be)
 learners whose mother tongue is very different
from the foreign language they are learning
 pronunciation needs more attention and there is
not enough time in the ordinary lessons,
 beginner learners need a couple of
pronunciation lessons

3. Disagree: Alla, Sherzod, Marcia,Yana, Michaela,
Gulia, Viktoria, Elizabeth, Mario, Gergana
 Students can learn pronunciation through
speaking, listening or other activities, which can
prove more productive,
 if teacher uses English regularly in class,
 such lessons can be boring,
 in real-life situations everything is
interconnected, and the teaching situation should
reflect this
 Pronunciation should be taught in context

4. Unanimously, Alla, Sherzod, Marcia, Yana,
Michaela, Velimira, Pavla, Nevena, Gulia,
Viktoria, Elizabeth, Mario, Gergana, Galiya
all disagreed with this statement for the following
reasons:
 acquiring proper pronunciation is much harder
than stress and rhythm,
 correct pronunciation and stress and rhythm are
equally important for proper understanding, so
combining them would be ideal,
 the meaning of some words depend on the
position of stress

5. Unanimously agreed: Sherzod, Alla, Yana, Marcia
Michaela, Velimira, Pavla, Nevena, Gulia, Viktoria,
Elizabeth, Mario, Gergana, Galiya
 teachers must know it to help learners with
pronunciation, present information and teach lessons
better,
 practice is more important than terminology, but it
can also be helpful for learners if they know simple
terms such as "phonetic script", "vowel", "consonant",
“syllable”etc.
 can help them to learn autonomously and use
different teaching resources like grammar books,
websites.

6.  Unanimously disagreed:
 some students can have better pronunciation
than others or even the teacher and they can
help, just that the teacher must make sure
that the correct pronunciation is learnt,
 learners at advanced levels can be more
successful at learning from each other,
 other resources can be used to learn
pronunciation

7.  Unanimously disagreed:
 some students can have better pronunciation
than others or even the teacher and they can
help, just that the teacher must make sure
that the correct pronunciation is learnt,
 learners at advanced levels can be more
successful at learning from each other,
 other resources can be used to learn
pronunciation