foreign language culture conference organizer faculty foreign languages laboratory communicative teaching cultural interaction kursk state pedagogical university 33 radischev street kursk 305004 russia tel 071 22 273 61 fax 0712 568461 email kgpu home sovtest ru international conference voice foreign language culture tentatively scheduled october 1216 1998 kursk state pedagogical university russia goal defining general approaches taken russian foreign methodologists problem communicative pronunciation teaching foreign language pronunciation vital communication complex phenomenon difficult investigate readily yielding teaching guidance wonder occasionally declared irrelevant attention methodologists teachers concentrated learnable items grammar vocabulary indeed either intuitive imitative approach attention accuracy pronunciation analytic linguistic approach articulatory contrastive information cognitive approach gives emphases grammar natural approach silent way attention supra segmental structures met needs communication however kind neglect pronunciation teaching short duration could otherwise evident reasons pronunciation reflects national character culture spirit nation social characteristics speaker aims motives emotions would really respond adequately said without proper awareness implications pronunciation system moreover even recognition grammar lexical units mainly depend pronunciation parameters fact speech activities pronunciation roots neglect teaching pronunciation want prepare students actual communication communicative approach adhered institution demand communicative paradigm pronunciation teaching implies communicative aim teaching structuring teaching process accordance natural mechanisms pronunciation acquisition evidence communicative approach teaching pronunciation gaining universal support according celces murcia brinton j goodwin teaching pronunciation _ cup _ 1996 teaching suprasegmental features rhythm stress intonation discourse context optimal way organize short term pronunciation course idea sounds promising fundamental course take account psychological nature pronunciation acquisition objectives conference follows emphasize social importance necessity correct pronunciation point general problems teaching fl pronunciation develop communicative syllabus teaching fl pronunciation specify teaching units context teaching definine communicative strategies pronunciation teaching specify communicative model teaching pronunciation correlation natural speech mechanisms define links fl culture pronunciation teaching analyze communicative model pronunciation teaching component teacher education outline linguistic foundation communicative fl pronunciation teaching identify links pronunciation grammar vocabulary pragmatic context discussion groups suggested topics 1 social load status pronunciation multicultural society 2 pronunciation indicator language proficiency cultural level 3 communicative teaching pronunciation basis teaching fl speech 4 functional linguistic aspects pronunciation teaching 5 techniques communicative teaching fl pronunciation would delighted discuss problems share experience similar interests sincerely hope integral efforts participants conference result solving problems enrich practical competence first call papers faculty foreign languages laboratory communicative fl teaching cultural interaction kursk state pedagogical university russia cordially invite colleagues asia africa america europe participate international conference desire share achievements concerns exchange expertise teaching english german french phonetics pronunciation teachers methodologists welcome attend papers 2000 words published subsequently conference proceedings final date acceptance applications papers address 1 july 1998 kursk city lacated 450 km south moscow one oldest cities russia number attractions interesting historical cultural points view accomodation provided hotel kursk 4060 per night participants also offered live appartments russian families students dormitory foreign particapants met moscow accompanied kursk required look forward hearing sincerely nickolay smakhtin dean faculty foreign languages vyacheslav buzhinsky head english language department