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FIRST LANGUAGE INTERFERENCE IN PRODUCING ENGLISH CONSONANT SOUNDS
Kuntum Palupi Setyaningsih , Agus Wijayanto, Suparno

Universitas Sebelas Maret, Indonesia


Abstract

Abstract This research deals with the problems encountered by the students whose first language is Sundanese language in learning English as a Foreign Language. The focus of this study is to examine the errors made by the students who have a Sundanese cultural background in producing consonant sounds. The study used descriptive qualitative research. This study involved the first-grade students of Vocational High School. The data were collected through observations and recordings. The recordings of the students- English pronunciation were transcribed phonetically. The data were analyzed by using contrastive analysis techniques. The findings revealed that Sundanese students met problems in English consonant sounds while producing[θ], [ð], [v], [f], and [z]. Sundanese students tend to shift the English consonant sounds to Sundanese sound systems when they speak. The results indicate that the significant differences between English and Sundanese sound systems are the cause of interference. To reduce the first language interference, the teacher should learn something about phonetic features of the students- first language sound systems so she or he can predict the errors that students would probably make while producing English sounds. Moreover, the students must be familiarized to speak and to listen to English in the teaching learning process.

Keywords: Keywords: first language, interference, Sundanese language, English Pronunciation, Consonant sounds

Topic: International Conference of English Language Teaching, Literature & Linguistics

Link: https://ifory.id/abstract/hB7wagPdNQJc

Conference: The 3rd International Conference on Sustainability and Innovation (ICoSI 2019)

Plain Format | Corresponding Author (kuntum palupi setyaningsih)

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