Issue of Intelligibility as a Main Goal in Teaching Pronunciation: teachers’ perspectives

This study was conducted in order to collect information regarding the issue of intelligibility in teaching pronunciation for elementary school English teachers in Salatiga. Over a month of interview with 6 different teachers from 6 different elementary schools, 13 interview questions were asked to them in aiming at getting on the teachers’ perspectives toward the issue of intelligibility in teaching pronunciation. This study aims to find out the phenomenon of intelligibility in teaching pronunciation and communication by asking teachers’ opinions in pronunciation practices in class. The results indicated that intelligibility become the main important factor in teaching pronunciation for children. However, teachers still have orientation on English speaking countries for their guidance in teaching pronunciation. Therefore, this study explores more on the consciousness of the importance of intelligibility as the aim of the pronunciation class and communication. These findings contribute to a better understanding of intelligibility in teaching pronunciation in particular