Teaching English Word Stress

Teaching English, English word stress in particular, as one of the features of pronunciation, provides a great challenge for teachers of English. Students who learn English sometimes have different motivation, need, education, ability, goal, facilities, and economic sides. The English they learn differs from their native language. That is why in learning English as a foreign language, many Indonesian students find some difficulties. Here, the role of a teacher is definitely important. The teacher must do his/her duty to motivate, to facilitate, and to guide the students to learn and to master English for communicative purpose and pronounce it correctly with appropriate stress.