Dear all,

I certainly agree that intelligibility is what matters *most*. However, I also
believe that someone's pronunciation affects their listening skills to some
extent. So I think that by teaching pronunciation, we're also helping our
students improve their listening skills. Besides, if we tell our students that
they should not say "I've gone to the movies yesterday", i.e., if we pay so much
attention to correct grammar, why shouldn't we expect a bit more of effort on
the part of learners as far as pronunciation is concerned? The reason I'm
putting this forward is that to me the main aim underlying the lexical approach
is pretty much to give learners the tools they need to produce more native-like
language. (Am I right about this?) So, why can't we do the same when it comes to
pronunciation?

Best,

Marcus Murilo.


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