![]() Consequently it affects their pronunciation and accent. Teaching prosodic features (stress and intonation) in computerized environment and allow them to practice what they have learned with computer, can help them to acquire these features well. There is a significant difference between the performances of control group and Experimental group. The study is experimental that reveal the effectiveness of computer software (Praat) in helping students to acquire prosodic features of English language. Previous studies of Utilizing Praat Software in Teaching Pronunciation Using praat software in teaching prosodic features to EFL learners has been studied by Bahman ,Hayati and Pourkhonic (2013) in Iranian EFL students context. Through the results of this study, this paper shows how EFL teachers and students can benefit greatly from this free and readily available open-source educational software. This study also demonstrates that the training from Praat transferred to sound production as the students were able to produce these stress forms more clearly and naturally in a follow up task such as conversation task. ![]() By having direct visual feedback, students were able to actually observe the declination that they might not otherwise notice through listening only. The results showed that Praat could enable learners to refine their word stress. Thus, this paper explores how to utilize Praat, computer software for phonetic analysis, in training pronunciation skills especially stress for EFL learners. English stress can be indicated by one or more of the following: pitch, intensity (loudness) and vowel duration. It displays some acoustic features that are useful to give self-feedback in language class. ![]() Praat program can show clearly the aspects of prosody such as stress. Regarding the importance of these features, teachers and programmers have tried to use computer software such as Praat to teach to language learners. Prosody is one aspect of pronunciation that contributes to the naturalness and intelligibility of speech.
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