Pronunciation Difficulties for Costa Rican EFL Learners
A study was conducted on various aspects which currently affect Costa Rican Spanish speakers when they are learning and practicing the pronunciation of standard English. Based on a review of information and its observation by means of surveys, significant elements are addressed to face the most freq...
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| Format: | article |
| Status: | Published version |
| Publication Date: | 2015 |
| Country: | Costa Rica |
| Institution: | Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica |
| Repository: | Portal de Revistas UNA |
| Language: | Spanish |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/9062 |
| Online Access: | https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/letras/article/view/9062 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Spanish phonology English phonology learning estrategias Costa Rican Spanish fonología del español fonología del inglés estrategias de aprendizaje español de Costa Rica |
| Summary: | A study was conducted on various aspects which currently affect Costa Rican Spanish speakers when they are learning and practicing the pronunciation of standard English. Based on a review of information and its observation by means of surveys, significant elements are addressed to face the most frequent difficulties when improving pronunciation. Emphasis is given to the fact that since the study focuses on the variant of Costa Rican Spanish, the recommendations given refer to that sociolinguistic situation. |
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