Using tongue twister technique to improve first-year non-English major students’ pronunciation

During the globalization, English is considered as a key subject in schools with a focus on four basic skills [1].However, speaking is the most important and pronunciation is the primary barrier to effective communication [2].After five years of teaching English, the author observed that certain problems related to pronunciation emerge among students and they pose the greatest challenge to effective communication when students learn speaking skills.While some students perform well in writing, reading, and listening, they find speaking particularly difficult.A lot of words, especially homophones like "sun", "son" are challenging for students to pronounce, and the correct uses of word stress, intonation or fluency are regularly overlooked [3].It is Nation [4] that states, "When some teachers and students complain about difficulties in speaking, they are often talking about pronunciation".Moreover, a study at Dalat