Pronunciation in teaching English: Focus on word stress

Abstract

The bachelor's thesis deals with teaching English pronunciation with focus on word stress. It starts with the theoretical part which mainly describes the importance of teaching word stress, teaching methods, teachers' feedback on learners' word stress and teachers as pronunciation models. The practical part consists of research which was conducted with a help of observations and interviews. The aim of the practical part is to ascertain whether teachers involve activities focused on word stress into teaching, how often these activities happen, whether learners are provided with appropriate feedback on their word stress and lastly, whether teachers are proper pronunciation models for their learners in terms of word stress.