Obstacles for Chinese EFL Learners to Improve Speech Intelligibility
Astheprimarymeansofcommunication,speechisanessentialaspectforhumanstointeractandbuildconnectionsinthesocialworld.Speechintelligibilityiscriticalinsocialcommunication;unintelligibilitymayleadtoconfusion,misunderstanding,andfrustration.ManyChineselearnersofEnglishfinditchallengingtoapplyEnglishintosocialinteractionandreachmutualintelligibilitywithinternationalcommunicators.ThisarticleanalyzestheobstaclesimpedingChineseEFLlearners’speechintelligibilitydevelopment,fromtheaspectsofphonology(segmentalandsuprasegmentalfeatures)andpragmatics.SomestrategiesareproposedtohelpChineselearnersamelioratephonologyandpragmaticsproblemsandimprovespeechintelligibilityinEnglishcommunication.
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