Can fossilized pronunciation be changed?

Córdoba

Conferencia; FAAPI 2002 - Conference; 2002

Asociación Cordobesa de Profesores de Inglés

The purpose of this paper is to describe the effects of the use of the Shadow Reading strategy on the pronunciation of prospective non-native English teachers or translators at the School of Languages, National University of Córdoba. The observations made are used to develop a program of activities based on the assumption that it is possible to modify apparently fossilized pronunciation if focus is placed on learner speech self-awareness, self-observation, self-monitoring and commitment to change.