It is obviously difficult for learners to do this for themselves. So the teacher's job is to help learners by dividing the language into its components, such as sounds, syllables, stress, and intonation. The learner needs to understand the functions of these components as well as their forms. Once learners are aware that English words have a stress pattern, that words can be pronounced in slightly different ways, and that the pitch of the voice can be used to convey meaning, they will know what to pay attention to and can build upon this basic awareness. Learners also need to develop an awareness of the way they pronounce words.
Egyptian students face certain problems related to pronunciation.
Some of these problems are related to stress, others are related to intonation. However, most of these problems can be attributed to the differences in pronunciation between English and Arabic. It is important for students to know which words of a sentence are stressed and which are not. These express independent meaning. Content words include nouns, main verbs, adverbs, adjectives, question words, and demonstratives.