Intelligibility or Native-like Proficiency-What Should Be the Priorities of English Pronunciation Teaching?

摘要

Pronunciation plays an important role in English language teaching. This essay reviews literature on English pronuncia?tion teaching and English as a Lingua Franca. Through examining the priorities in English pronunciation teaching, teachers 'and students'attitudes towards intelligibility and native-like proficiency, as well as the value of adhering to a language standard, the author provides rational reasons for choosing intelligibility rather than native-like proficiency as the priority of English pronuncia?tion teaching.