ABSTRACT
This chapter does not present an exhaustive list of dialectal features in Spanish phonology. Given the scope of this volume, the current chapter addresses dialectal variation in Spanish phonology only insofar as it relates to the learning and teaching of Spanish pronunciation. Most of the issues discussed and the suggestions provided are grounded in research, but since current SLA studies on this topic are scant, not all features and geographic areas can be examined. Rather than a shortcoming, this paucity of studies serves as an invitation to consider avenues for future research and classroom innovation. The practical application side of the chapter deals with a specific set of challenges (e.g., standard versus rural varieties, among others) and includes a lesson plan to teach variation in the realizations of the voiced palatal fricative /ʝ/ in Argentina.
