• Deepika Nelson

Judy Gilbert described pronunciation as “something of an orphan in English programs around the world” (1994:38) and, a decade and a half later, she wrote that “pronunciation continues to be the EFL/ESL orphan” (Gilbert, 2010: 1). This statement confirms that although pronunciation being an inseparable aspect of the language has a great impact on communication but it is still ignored by a large number of facilitators of teaching English language, who rather pay attention to teaching lexis and grammar. The aim of this study is to explore the students’ and teachers’ perceptions of pronunciation in Qassim Private Colleges, Saudi Arabia. Specifically, it investigates attitudes towards the positioning of pronunciation in the Second language classroom and examines teaching and learning goals in this area. Mixed method research was employed for the study, both qualitative and quantitative techniques for triangulation purposes were observed using the following tools questionnaires, focus group discussions and interviews – was used to acquire an enhanced perceptive of the students’ and teachers’ perceptions. The participants of the study were 10 English teachers and 30 students. The findings signify that there are significant differences in perceptions, particularly with regard to what constitutes pronunciation practice irrespective to the importance of Pronunciation in communication it is marginalized in tertiary education.

Keywords : Pronunciation, EFL learners . EFL teachers, English language, Attitude

"Exploration of Marginalization of Pronunciation in Tertiary Education ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no.557-564, March-2019, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903576.pdf

"Exploration of Marginalization of Pronunciation in Tertiary Education ", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.6, Issue 3, page no. pp557-564, March-2019, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1903576.pdf