Psychological effects of visual learning tools on pronunciation skills in English

In this article the authors examine the psychological impact of visual learning tools on the development of pronunciation skills in English language learners. Based on a systematic review of contemporary research, the study explores how visual feedback mechanisms, including spectrograms, waveform analysis, phonetic charts, and real-time visual representations, influence learners’ cognitive processing, self-efficacy, pronunciation anxiety, and motivation. The analysis demonstrates that visual learning tools enhance pronunciation accuracy by providing clear multisensory representations of speech patterns, facilitating comparison between learners’ productions and native speaker models. In addition to phonetic improvement, visual feedback contributes to reduced pronunciation anxiety, increased self- confidence, enhanced metacognitive awareness, and intrinsic motivation. At the same time, the effectiveness of visual tools varies depending on cognitive load, individual learner differences, and pedagogical integration. The study concludes that visual feedback performs both cognitive and affective functions and should be implemented in balanced combination with auditory input to support pronunciation development.

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