Pronunciation

Since I started learning English,　I had never been really careful about my pronounciation.

I mean, I always tried to sound like English by copying the native speakers , but I hadnt quite get how to pronounce until recently.

The reason why I started worrying about my pronunciation was that some people could understand my English but the other didnt, and I noticed it was making me less confident and talkative.

If I can pronouce correctly, more people can understand my English, and I can be more confident and talk to more people.Then I can improve my English skills. That is what I thought, very simple!!

Now I take a pronunciation class at my school.

My teacher is an older lady from California, who has taught English in Japan for several years.

She always tells me to put my tongue out when I pronounce "th " sound, so I try but it is really hard for me! I also cant do "L" sound very well. I still have so many problems!!

When in the world can I speak perfect English!?

In class I found that knowing the spelling of the word can sometimes lead you to the correct pronunciation,

For instance, my pronuciation of "Saturday" was like さたでー　before as most of beginners seem to do, but now I can try to pronounce like "Sat-ur-day"......This is a little bit too hard to explain in English for me.....w

Anyway, in other words, it means being able to pronounce words correctly can help you remember the spelling, too. So I think it is good idea not to study like only pronunciation or writing but to learn English in several ways as native speakers also do at school,

For people who have never learnt pronuntiation and are having trouble pronouncing words correctly, I would recomend you to practice it in a proper way.