cited in Mirzaei, Abdollahian and Ranjab, 2012) asserts that: “Pronunciation is of vital importance to the second or foreign language (L2) learning due to at least three reasons. First, it enhances comprehensibility. Second, when the finite number of sounds, sound clusters, and intonation patterns is mastered, it enables infinite use. Third, it is of great assistance to those who have integrative motivation since with native-like pronunciation they will not be marked as foreigners. It can also be added
this study was to determine the students’ perception on their pronunciation. The results indicate that majority of the students are aware of their pronunciation problem. The participants were asked if they were aware of their pronunciation problems. Based on the finding, most of them reported that they know their pronunciation problems. However, not many of the students stated that it is difficult for people to understand their pronunciation. This might be due to the fact that students are aware of their
Problem English learners tend to confuse the pronunciation of [ʃ] and [tʃ] in initial position and at the end of words Description of the Problem: Many English learners have the tendency to confuse sounds in English, but one the most common mistake is the pronunciation of [ʃ] and [tʃ], in both initial and final position. Usually [ʃ] sound is mispronounced as [tʃ] and the main reason might be that [ʃ] does not exist in Spanish. Importance The population that researchers are going to take into
The importance of studying English Language System Since the past, there were many languages that human used to communicate with each other. However, one of the most influent languages in our world's communication is English, thus it is essential to study this language. On the other hand, in English Language Systems (01355381), we have learned the study of primary concepts of the English language System which are sounds and sound patterns, word formation and word structure, phrase and sentence structure
and negative effect of L1 on the pronunciation of L2 According to Flege (1995), foreign accents can have multiple negative consequences for non-native speakers: they can make these speakers difficult to comprehend, they can lead listeners to misjudge these speakers’ emotional state, or cause negative undesirable personal evaluations (p. 233-234). According to Flege, Munro, MacKay (1995), discovered through a study done on native Italian groups and native English groups that even the really experienced
aspects of language, Homonyms are words that sound the same but do not have the same meaning. Homophones are words that have the same pronunciation, they differ in meaning and differ in spelling as well. Homographs are words that have the same spelling but differ in meaning. Heteronyms is a type of a homograph that has the same spelling and they differ only in meaning but different pronunciation. Words that are pronounced the same and are spelled the same are called homonyms (same sound) and at the
English is universally recognized as a global language and is the dominant language of business throughout the world, and as globalization takes place, English is expanding. There were periods of time in the past when speaking English as a second language was a marker of the elite, the upper-class, but nowadays it is an essential skill that everyone should have (Dorie, 2012). Frequently perceived by the younger population that do not speak English as their first language (L1), thoughts of speaking
utterances of a Language pronounced by People in general. Broad Transcription (Phonemic Transcription) Is the notation that represents utterances of a language by indicating only the significant and underlying sounds (phonemes) that make up a word. Phonemic transcription does not describe how an utterance actually sounds when produced by a particular speaker speaking in a particular style in a particular situation - phonemic transcription is the 'idealised' representation of the speech sounds, and supposed
Abstract: One of the biggest problems faced by learners of English as a foreign language is the accurate pronunciation, hence it is importance to learn phonetics and phonology because it focuses on the exits of the letters' location and method of pronunciation of each letter and word. The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of learning, phonetics and phonology in order to help the military students to have exact pronunciation so that they can communicate with native speaker without
In recently, People they being judged the manner when they having a conversations with English and have a strong foreign accent and are difficult to understand when they say, and not takingeffective conversations. What is an accent? An accent refers to the single method that communication is pronounced by a group of people who speaking in the similar language. A person has accent depends on several factors; but, accents are typicallyassembled in the following way: - Regional Accents - such as, people