Tesis

Pronunciation difficulties of english consonant clusters among Indonesian efl students / Atoriq Nurriza

Abstrak
English consonant clusters are a crucial aspect of pronunciation that significantly affects students ability to pronounce several English sounds. This study investigated the difficulties faced by Indonesian EFL students in pronouncing English consonant clusters. This study also probed students perceptions to gain a comprehensive understanding of the challenges they face when pronouncing English consonant clusters. Furthermore this study demonstrated that Indonesian EFL students generate phonological errors when they pronounced consonant cluster difficulties. In this study a qualitative approach and descriptive qualitative design were employed. The participants selected through convenience sampling. The participants are EFL students majoring in English Language Education from the second fourth and sixth semesters. In the fourth and sixth semesters they completed a course in English phonology and in the second semester they completed an intensive course on speaking. The data was collected through audio recording semi-structured interviews. Then the data was analyzed by using Praat software. The audio was recorded using an audio recorder and analysed using Praat. A semi-structured interview conducted to explore the students perspectives on the difficulties they face when pronouncing English consonant clusters. The researcher also recorded American native speakers rsquo audio in comparison to Indonesian EFL students. All the audio results were transcribed into Praat. The findings revealed that Indonesian EFL students had difficulty pronouncing English consonant clusters. The most difficult pronunciations were found in the three initial and final four consonant clusters. However the other consonant clusters are also difficult. These findings aligned with their perceptions that three initial and four final clusters were the most difficult to pronounce. The study found that elision epenthesis and assimilation are common phonological errors that they pronounce when pronouncing complex initial and final consonant clusters. These results have important implications for English Language Teaching (ELT) especially when it comes to teaching pronunciation. It could contribute to the development of phonological awareness programs within ELT where teachers explicitly teach students about the nature of English consonant clusters. Teachers can create a more systematic and effective approach to improving learners rsquo pronunciation of consonant clusters.

Informasi Detail

DDC

Rt 421.52 NUR p

Prodi

Universitas Negeri Malang. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, 2024.

Deskripsi Fisik

xii, 91 lembar : ilus. : 30 cm

Bahasa

No Reg

00057/RT/25

Edisi

Tesis (Pascasarjana)--Universitas Negeri Malang. 2024

Subjek

1. BAHASA INGGRIS - PENGUCAPAN
2. ENGLISH - PRONUNCIATION

Pembimbing

1. Dr. M. Misbahul Amri, M.a.;2. Nurenzia Yannuar, S.s., M.a., Ph.d

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