Views of the teachers regarding the students’ poor pronunciation in English language

Abstract

In fact correct pronunciation of any language gives very good impression to the listener and it is important in learning of a
language. English is a language of international communication and it is the only widely spoken language in the world. It is a matter of
great concern that the performance of our students in English pronunciation is very dismal. The study was designed to know the views of
the teachers regarding the students’ poor pronunciation. Population of the study was all government schools English teachers at
secondary level in district Bannu. 100 English teachers at secondary level from different school of Bannu constituted sample of the
study. Simple percentage was used as a statistical test for analysis of data. Results of the study revealed that our teachers have no
knowledge of phonetics and phonology, we have limited institutions of teaching English as a language, and teachers do not use A.V aids
during their English classes. It was recommended that teachers may be given proper training in pronunciation especially in Phonetics
and Phonology; Special institution may be established across the country which teache English as subject such as NUML and teachers
may be motivated to use different language equipments during their classes.