Teaching English pronunciation to speakers of Brazilian Portuguese

Résumé

Teaching pronunciation to second language learners probably began with the first attempts to teach a foreign language. Methods have ranged from pure mimicry (with or without the use of a language lab), to the use of articulatory phonetics employing diagrams of the vocal apparatus to show place and manner of articulation, and even to the use of instrumental data, such televised spectrograms. What can be said despite these varied efforts is that L, learners still speak with an accent and they almost inevitably are eager to improve their pronunciation.