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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Autores: Pizarro Chacón, Ginneth, Cordero Badilla, Damaris
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:2015
País:Costa Rica
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Costa Rica
Repositorio:Portal de Revistas UNA
Idioma:español
OAI Identifier:oai:www.revistas.una.ac.cr:article/9062
Acceso en línea:https://www.revistas.una.ac.cr/index.php/letras/article/view/9062
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Spanish phonology
English phonology
learning estrategias
Costa Rican Spanish
fonología del español
fonología del inglés
estrategias de aprendizaje
español de Costa Rica
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Sumario: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.