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1. Why do I need to teach pronunciation to primary students?

2. What do my students and colleagues think about exercises related to pronunciation that I use with my primary students?

3. How effective are my activities in improving students' pronunciation?

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In my reflective notes, I highlighted the following:

To make students' speech clearly

To avoid misunderstanding.

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1. My own reflection

2. Survey

3. My teacher's feedback.

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Again they wanted:

Spelling bee

Shadowing

Tongue twister

Watching english cartoons.

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• to pay attention pre-while-post activities.

•to work student as a group or in pairs.

•to find new words and pronounce them correctly.

•to work on my own pronunciation.

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What effective methods should I use with primary school children to teach pronunciation correctly?

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1.A critical friends' note about my lesson.

2. Survey to ask students opinions about how effective the pronunciation games and activities were.

3. Other people's written ideas.

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Activities

1. Spelling bee

2. Tongue twister game

3. Drilling activities

(Depends on the teaching context. If there is a computer and a projector, I will try to use "hangman", "wheelboard" or " sorting words" as pronunciation activities.)

Materials for action research

1. Flash cards

2. Google form (as I could not use Google form at my practicum due to some contextual limitations, so I decided to either make a survey about lessons in the written cards or ask orally).

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• to pay attention pre-while-post activities

•to work student as a group or in pairs

•to find new words and pronounce them correctly

•to work on my own pronunciation

• to pay attention efficiency of games and activities.

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To do something perfectly, we must have a plan and enough experience. Similarly, these are required to be a successful teacher. I have been trying to be a successful teacher since 2024.

Before doing research, I went to a practicum in both kindergarten and primary school to teach students. Unfortunately, I did not have any useful methods or enough experience, and I felt much fear and hesitation at that time. Fortunately, my teachers introduced me simply to what Exploratory Action Research was.
Through my reflections and experiences, I have learned that doing EAR is key to becoming a successful mentor, while also making new friends, hearing different ideas, and forming new perspectives.

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Do we know what games can be effectively used to teach young learners? Or should a teacher teach pronunciation through games? The reason why I chose this research topic is to make students' speech clearer, to avoid confusion and speaking reluctance issues. With the help of my own reflections, surveys, and the teacher’s classroom observation notes, I explored what interactive games can be useful to teach pronunciation. Based on my exploratory findings, I learned some strategies such as pronunciation activity planning, more collaborative games and activities such as spelling bees, tongue twisters, etc. Based on the exploratory action research project, my presentation will share useful age-appropriate games and activities that I effectively implemented to correct primary students' pronunciation.

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Third grade student's responses (participant number:16)

1. Drilling activites -16 students liked

2. Tongue twister games-14 students liked

3. Spelling bee -2 students liked

Fourth grade students responses (participant number:15)

1. Drilling activites -15 students liked

2. Tongue twister games-15 students liked

3. Spelling bee -15 students liked

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At the exploratory stage, I researched the following topic:

"How to teach the primary students to pronounce the words correctly?"

The reason why I chose this research topic is to help students improve their pronunciation and communicate more clearly. In my presentation, I will tell you about useful games and exercises to correct young students' pronunciation, as well as which games are most effective for correcting the pronunciation of students of which age.

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A critical friends' note about my lesson.

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A critical friends' note about my lesson.

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1. The teacher used drilling methods effectively.

2. The teacher used the grammar-translation method effectively.

3. Used textbook effectively and showed some realia.

Note: pay attention to the pronunciation of the word clothes!

Note: Students may not know antonyms or what an antonym means.

4. Teacher used effective interaction patterns:

first whole group

individually asking for words to pronounce

Pair work

Suggestions: I think you can use the following for tongue twister games:

Jello yoghurt

Yummy yoghurt

5. Students were very active during the lesson.

6. The teacher tried to use a spelling bee effectively

7. Students liked tongue-twister games and drilling activities. The teacher asked students' opinions about these games orally.

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Student: Muattar Axmadjonova

Institution: Namangan State Institution of Foreign Languages
Group: MBX-BU-22
Teaching places: in Turakurgan school N_01 and in Yangikurgan school N_03

Grades:1 to 4 classes

Number of students: 15-16

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1. Minimal Pairs Challenge – 85% effectiveness

Helps children hear and distinguish similar sounds.

Encourages listening and speaking accuracy.

Works well for common pronunciation mistakes (e.g., "ship" vs. "sheep").

2. Tongue Twisters – 80% effectiveness

Repetition builds muscle memory for difficult sounds.

Helps with fluency and pronunciation clarity.

Fun and engaging for children.

3. Pronunciation-Focused Spelling Bees – 75-80% effectiveness

4. Drilling activities

High Retention (80-90%) – Frequent repetition reinforces correct pronunciation.

✅ Muscle Memory – Helps with articulation and sound formation.

✅ Confidence Building – Children become comfortable pronouncing words correctly.