Abstract

The use of the English language continues to be viable and veritable across the countries of the continent,
even in the non-native environments such as Nigeria, Ghana, and India, where English is the official
language. As an index of achievement within these non-native contexts, there is a great premium on learning
the various aspects of English. The psycholinguistic circumstances of teaching and learning English in such
contexts call for concerted pedagogical efforts to satisfy the expected learning outcomes. Thus, within the
field of Computer-Assisted Language Learning (CALL), an objective of this paper is to identify the various
technology that can assist the teaching, learning and improvement of the English pronunciation. The second
objective is to illustrate with the PRAAT software the applicability of technology for the improvement of the
English pronunciation. Structurally, the paper is divided into two parts: Part One identifies some technology
generally applicable to language teaching, learning and improvement. It lists 35 types of technology that
possess the propensity to improve the English pronunciation. This list is divided into four different
categories, namely: Hardware (13: 1-13), Software (9, 14-22), Hardsoftware (5, 23-27), and Virtual Technology
(9, 28-35). Some of these are summarised into four Plates (Plates 1-4). Part Two of the paper discusses
PRAAT as one of the best and most current software for learning, teaching and improving oneself in the
English pronunciation. It illustrates with 11 screen captures (Pictures 1-11) the viability and applicability of
the software to language learning, using This is Babcock University, Ilishan. The paper recommends a simulation
of the native-like environments offered by the Computer-Assisted Language Learning technology for the
desired proficiency of language learning, at this instance, the English pronunciation.