TABLE OF CONTENTS Retention and use of the thesis Acknowledgements Abstract Table of contents List of charts, figures and tables CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Rationale 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Purposes of the study 1.4 Research questions 1.5 Scope of the study 1.6 Research method 1.7 Significance of the study 1.8 Design of the study CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REVIEW 2.1 Pronunciation teaching and learning 2.2 Problems in pronunciation teaching 2.3 Research into factors that affect pronunciation learning 2.4 Research into the use of feedbacks and learners’ improvement CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY 3.1 Argument for the use of continuous feedback to improve first year students’ English pronunciation 3.2 Rationale for the use of an action research 3.3 Background of the study 3.4 Instruments 3.5 Intervention 3.6 Research program 3.7 Procedures CHAPTER FOUR: FINDINGS 4.1 Possible explanations for the students’ weak pronunciation competence 4.2 Students’ problems with English consonant sounds 4.3 Comparison of the students’ pronunciation performance in the pretest and the posttest CHAPTER FIVE: DISCUSSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS 5.1 Discussion of research questions 5.2 Pedagogical implications 5.3 Limitations of the study 5.4. Suggestions for further study 5.5 Conclusion REFERENCES APPENDICES
