TEACHING ENGLISH INTONATION: A LITERATURE REVIEW

English intonation plays an essential role in intelligibility beween interlocutors in communication. However, teaching and learning English intonation is not paid much attention by both teachers and learners. The neglect of teaching and learning intonation may put bad impacts on the effectiveness of communication. Learners of English language also feel unconfident in exchanging information with English speaking foreigners. This paper aims to help teachers and learners have a general view about the importance of intonation via summarized theories related to English intonation as well as teaching and learning English intonation.

Key words: Teaching English intonation, Intonation, Teaching and learning English.