Younger individuals typically have a greater capacity for learning new languages. Intelligibility, or the ability to be understood by a listener, plays a crucial role in language learning and is influenced by various factors including speech speed, familiarity with the accent, and the speaker'
Familiarity and exposure affect a person´s ability to understand a particular type of accent
The person speaks too quickly.
Lack of Confidence.
if a learner’s speechis full of self corrections hesitations and grammatical restructurings the listeners will tend to find what he or she say difficult to follow.
INTELLIGIBILITY
the more words a listener is able to identify accurately when said by a particular speaker, the more intelligible is
intelligibility is being understood by a listener at a given time in a given situation so it´s the same as understandability, at speaker is.
the age : younger people have more possibilities in learning a new language
FACTORS THAT AFFECT PRONUNCIATION LEARNING
the native language : rhythm and intonation, the more differences there are, the more difficulties the learner will have in the pronouncing english.
ASSESSING PROGRESS
Pronuntation Goals : goal should always be native like pronunciation. in setting goals for our learners we must consider the effect of mispronunciation on the listener and the degree of tolerance listeners will have for this.
Take action and improve.
LEARNER'S ROLE
Pointing out what’s going on: "use the correc form the words and the sound".
Topic principal
Providing Feedback.
Establishing prorities: pronunciation techniques.
Devising activities: different styles of learning,exercises and activities will be helpful and provide the most opportunitites for practice experimentation and exploration.
