The importance to study phonetics and phonology.

Learning a second language is not always easy; the process of acquiring a

foreign language can be a little tricky is not just about knowing grammar even
if this is pretty important. Pronunciation is very important too; many people
think that this is most easy thing about learning a second language is the
pronunciation, but they are wrong. Speak about pronunciation is talking about
linguistics; especially phonology and phonetics. Then, the questions would be
What is the importance? What is the relation of Phonology and phonetics with
the acquisition of a second language?

It is a fact that these two branches of linguistics are important to reach the
"standard level" of pronunciation of a language, in this case English (Roach, P.
(2010)). However, this is not the only important reason. If a person wants to be
a teacher or a researcher, this person will have to master linguistics and
grammar therefore, phonology and phonetics. "People who are going to work
with the language at an advanced level as teachers or researchers need the
deeper understanding provided by the study of grammatical theory and related
areas of linguistics." (Roach, P. (2010)). When a student is learning a second
language, the professor is as a guide to him. A learner always asks to the
teacher his doubts about pronunciation, because for him the professor has the
correct knowledge, the correct pronunciation. However, if the professor has not
the correct information, this will be a bad thing for the student and for his
learning. Of course, there are many options where the learner can solve his
doubt; with his classmates, on internet, etc. But being honest, no matter how
many options a student can have for finding answers, the professor always is
going to be his first option, the correct answer.

Roach, P. (2010). English Phonetics and Phonology Fourth Edition: A Practical

Course. Ernst Klett Sprachen.

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