Abstract: Because 21st century is the era of globalization and English becomes  a global language, it is important and practical to strengthen college students’ English skills in order to meet the need of globalization So College English teaching becomes an important basic course in colleges and universities, and it is  a compulsory course for college students, mainly includes vocabulary, grammar and pronunciation. Above all, Correct pronunciation learning is beneficial to students in listening, speaking, reading, writing and translation ability. There are methods, strategies and psychological problems existed in learning English pronunciation for Non-English Majors, which has seriously affected the learning efficiency. This article analyzes the difficulties of English pronunciation for Non-English majors. For most of them,  to improve the ability of English pronunciation is a focus and difficulty. The improvement of students’ English pronunciation depends on teachers and students’  mutual cooperation and common efforts. In addition, there are many factors that influence English pronunciation, both objective factors and subjective factors. As a learner, we should grasp the phonetic learning skills, and improve the level of our speech.

Key words: non-English majors; pronunciation learning difficulties; learning strategies

CONTENTS

Abstract

摘要

1. Introduction1

1.1The Importance of Learning English Pronunciation for Non-English Majors.1

1.2 Factors of Affecting Students’ English Pronunciation.2

2.0 Difficulties in Learning English Pronunciation2

2.1Sound Articulation

2.2 Treatment of Stress

2.3 Rhythm

2.4 Intonation

3.0A Mini Survey and Investigation5

4.0My Findings and Discussion 6

5.0Conclusion.9

Bibliography.10

Acknowledgements11