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The article examines the theoretical foundations of teaching English pronunciation within the framework of English language teaching methodology. It defines pronunciation as an integrated skill consisting of hearing (acoustic), uttering (motor) and meaning (semantic) components, and discusses the concept of approximation as the realistic target of pronunciation teaching in secondary and tertiary education. Special attention is paid to the criteria for selecting the pronunciation minimum, the typology of phonetic material, the imitative and analytical methods of presenting new sounds, and the main principles of forming pronunciation skills.