Investigating the Role of Phonological Awareness in Improving Pronunciation Skills among IGCSE Students

Farhan Muhammad Naeem; Muhammad Kamal Khan

doi:10.5007/2175-8026.2026.e108766

Autores

Farhan Muhammad Naeem Allama Iqbal Open University https://orcid.org/0009-0008-1656-1749
Muhammad Kamal Khan Allama Iqbal Open University https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7897-3708

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5007/2175-8026.2026.e108766

Palavras-chave:

Phonological Awareness, Pronunciation, Intervention, Language Teaching, Articulation

Resumo

This study examined how phonological awareness training impacts Pakistani learners’ pronunciation skills using a quasi-experimental design with control and experimental groups. Initially, the experimental group demonstrated significantly lower baseline scores across all measures compared to controls: phonological awareness (74.2 vs. 112.8), phonological memory (57.6 vs. 118.2), rapid symbol naming (66.2 vs. 97.2), and alternative phonological awareness (52.6 vs. 101.6). Following targeted intervention, the experimental group showed improvements across all metrics. Phonological awareness increased from 74.2 to 135.8 points, phonological memory improved from 57.6 to 129.6 points, rapid syllable naming rose from 66.2 to 137 points, and alternative phonological awareness jumped from 52.6 to 133.6 points. Post-intervention analysis revealed significant pronunciation improvements in the experimental group, with average gains of 0.4-0.6 points.

Biografia do Autor

Farhan Muhammad Naeem, Allama Iqbal Open University

Farhan Muhammad Naeem is a PhD, Postgraduate Student at the Department of English and Applied Linguistics, Allama Iqbal Open University. His research interests center on understanding the mechanisms underlying pronunciation acquisition, with a particular focus on how phonological awareness serves as a foundation for spoken language proficiency.

Muhammad Kamal Khan, Allama Iqbal Open University

Muhammad Kamal Khan is a PhD, Associate Professor at the Department of English and Applied Linguistics, Allama Iqbal Open University. He focuses on innovative pedagogical methodologies and multimodal learning environments, as well as Phonetics and Phonology, Multilingualism and Indigenous Languages.

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