There is an increasing need for a comprehensive understanding of accent on the part of both
instructors and learners. However, researchers in Applied Linguistics have paid little attention to
learners‟ perceptions of pronunciation instruction in L2 contexts. The current study identified
adult ESL learners‟ perspectives of pronunciation studies in the inner circle countries. It reported
on students‟ expectations of their pronunciation lessons and their attitudes toward instructors‟
accent varieties in the environment of speaking English in New Zealand (NZ) and North America
(US). Two hundred thirty eight ESL students participated in interviews and questionnaire surveys.
The results of the investigation showed that students in NZ, compared to those in the US, were
more dissatisfied with their current curriculum of learning pronunciation due to misunderstanding
of various models and accents of pronunciation made available to them. These results suggest that
students‟ perceived needs should be better synchronized in ESL contexts. The implications of this
study regarding the relations among pronunciation training, learner perceptions, and accent variety
extend beyond the immediate setting in NZ and US higher education, and in fact pertain to the
teaching of World Englishes in every nation
There is an increasing need for a comprehensive understanding of accent on the part of bothinstructors and learners. However, researchers in Applied Linguistics have paid little attention tolearners‟ perceptions of pronunciation instruction in L2 contexts. The current study identifiedadult ESL learners‟ perspectives of pronunciation studies in the inner circle countries. It reportedon students‟ expectations of their pronunciation lessons and their attitudes toward instructors‟accent varieties in the environment of speaking English in New Zealand (NZ) and North America(US). Two hundred thirty eight ESL students participated in interviews and questionnaire surveys.The results of the investigation showed that students in NZ, compared to those in the US, weremore dissatisfied with their current curriculum of learning pronunciation due to misunderstandingof various models and accents of pronunciation made available to them. These results suggest thatstudents‟ perceived needs should be better synchronized in ESL contexts. The implications of thisstudy regarding the relations among pronunciation training, learner perceptions, and accent varietyextend beyond the immediate setting in NZ and US higher education, and in fact pertain to theteaching of World Englishes in every nation
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