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Originally Posted by tdol Not necessarily- your accent would be the region or, more broadly, the country you come from. Pronunciation would be the way you said individual words. You could have two speakers from the same region, with the same accent, but one could pronounce words better and more clearly than the other.  |
I think that's speaking about people whose first language is English.
Improved pronunciation can often mean reducing a foreign accent when speaking English. Even just remembering final "s" sounds can make one sound less foreign to some extent. More is usually needed. That's just one adjustment that might need to be made in some cases.
Within the context of teaching pronunciation to
ESL/EFL students, I think pronunciation is accent in many respects.
Does improving one's intonation refer to "accent reduction" or "improving pronunciation"? I would say it refers to pronunciation, but "accent reduction" is sometimes a better marketing term. It depends.
