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This unit was probably the most difficult of what I have learned so far for me to wrap my head around, and so I can see why even experienced teachers can hesitate to teach pronunciation and/or phonology. However, I appreciated the section where you could emphasize different words in a sentence and express a totally different meaning. This showed me how important it is to make proper pronunciation a priority, even if it may seem intimidating to teach. The goal of most learners is to be thought of as natural, and ideally to someday sound like a native speaker, and without proper pronunciation this will be impossible. I can also see how useful it is in expressing emotions or seeking a response from the person you are conversing with. All in all, while I can tell I would need to review this information many times before I would feel comfortable being able to express it simply to someone else, I do appreciate the usefulness of it in teaching another language.
