Perceptions of Portuguese learners of Spanish about pronunciation and pronunciation learning

• Autor(a) principal: Aznar Juan, María Luisa
• Data de Publicação: 2024
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: spa
• Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
• Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.34624/rual.v0i11.35806

Pronunciation is an essential element in the development of the student’s communicative competence. It is essential for the teacher of Spanish as a foreign language to know which instruments are the most appropriate for teaching pronunciation. In this sense, it is important to be aware of the factors that influence the learning of pronunciation. The aim of this paper is to find out the beliefs of Portuguese learners of Spanish as a foreign language about pronunciation and its learning in a Portuguese public university. Data collection was carried out through the application of a closed questionnaire adapted from the Fonoele project. In general, the results showed that, despite a certain interest in the study of phonetics, the learning of phonetics remains in the background and is repetitive and not very interactive. The conclusions drawn from the analysis of the data showed that the aim of our work was achieved, allowing us to make a general diagnosis of the learners’ beliefs. We hope that this work will serve to create effective activities and develop more extensive research in the future.