Influence of formal instruction in English on the acquisition of Czech learners’ production of English phonemes
Influence of formal instruction in English on the acquisition of Czech learners’ production of English phonemes

Summary/Abstract: Pronunciation is a crucial component of communicative competence in a foreign language and there are many factors that affect pronunciation learning in general and segmental features in particular. This study investigates the extent to which selected variables related to formal instruction (i.e., the length of formal instruction in years, the number of English native speaker teachers the learners experienced) correlate with the Czech learners’ production of English phonemes on entry to the university. Data elicitation instruments included a questionnaire and two reading aloud tests. The research cohort consisted of 112 Czech students who entered English language education programs at three Czech universities in autumn 2013. The correlations between the total pronunciation score and the length of formal instruction in English and the number of English native-speaker teachers were not statistically significant.

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