Abstract: The present study explored views on English pronunciation of a group of tertiary students on history and economics undergraduate courses which used English as a vehicular language. More specifically, the students completed a questionnaire on their pronunciation expectations in their current undergraduate courses, their self-awareness about their own pronunciation as well as their English pronunciation practices and how relevant they consider English pronunciation to be for their careers. The survey revealed that these students reported pronunciation to be important for communication and for their future and that they would like to improve their pronunciation skills. The results also showed that they are only moderately confident about their English pronunciation, and that they have Little self-awareness when asked about various phonetic aspects of their own pronunciation. Those who identified as being active pronunciation learners indicated that their approach mainly involves informal exposure such as using technology for entertainment or establishing contact with English speakers. Very few students reported using more formal pronunciation instruction such as referring to dictionaries or manuals. Finally, some of these students made a distinction between good pronunciation and nativeness, a tentative indicator of the increasing prevalence of the intelligibility principle in English learning these days.

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