INTELLIGIBILITY OF ENGLISH PHONETICS AMONG ENGINEERING GRADUATES

This paper emphasizes the comprehension of phonetics which is practiced in the English classroom, which enables to upgrade the pronunciation. Engineering students must be aware of pronunciation, it is possible through practice of Phonetics. In the job market, most of the recruiters access the candidate’s pronunciation. It is a passport to attain the job. This paper provides insights of Phonetics, creates awareness how to use it in the day-to-day world conversations, which takes place in the world. Employability relies on communication skills, pronunciation, soft skills, etc. experiencing training under a language teacher, master trainer, self-learning in the language laboratory provides ample opportunities to get expertise in phonetics. Graduates struggle with pronunciation problems. Received pronunciation must be learnt from the mentor. There is dire need to adapt to the pronunciation skills. It gives scope to strengthen confidence levels in the off campus and on campus interviews. Key words: Vowels, Dipthongs, Consonants, pronunciation, Intonation