[eng] Pronunciation has often overlooked in the EFL context of Spain. In this respect,
it comes to a surprise that we are faced with a phonetic task in the University
Entrance Exam of the Balearic Islands, which definitely does not comply with the
Communicative Language Teaching approach that the current legislation
establishes. Under these circumstances, what can be done then about L2
Pronunciation Teaching and Learning in secondary schools in Spain to ensure
not only great academic results but significant and successful pronunciation
skills? The first aim of this master’s thesis is to design pronunciation sessions for
students in a second year of Post-Obligatory Secondary Education (Bachillerato
in Spain) course. These sessions will not only be designed to help students
improve their L2 pronunciation skills for the obligatory exam task but also for their
overall L2 pronunciation proficiency and fluency. The overriding concern of this
master’s thesis is to prove that with pronunciation instruction students will score
higher in these exam tasks while their pronunciation skills also improve.