Abstract:This research aims to analyze English as a Foreign Language (EFL) pre-service teachers’ perceptions regarding the didactic component of pronunciation of English fricative phonemes [ð] and [θ]. The participants under study were 93 EFL pre-service teachers from two universities that belong to the public and the private sector in southern Ecuador. An exploratory mixedmethod design involving the administration of an online questionnaire, a diagnostic test and a follow-up interview were used. The results reveal tha… Show more
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