Factors Influencing Students` Pronunciation Mastery at English Department of STKIP PGRI West Sumatera

Muhammad Khairi Ikhsan

doi:10.15548/jt.v24i2.279

Factors Influencing Students` Pronunciation Mastery at English Department of STKIP PGRI West Sumatera

Muhammad Khairi Ikhsan

Abstract

The research is to find the dominant factors influencing students` pronunciation mastery at English department of STKIP PGRI West Sumatera. This research is using qualitative research method. Total of participants are 10 English students academic year 2016/2017 in English Department of STKIP PGRI West Sumatera who are getting the best mark in pronunciation class. Sample of the research was selected by using purposive sampling technique. The instrument of the research is interview. The purpose of the interview is to get the real arguments about factor influencing students` pronunciation mastery. This research revealed that motivation is the dominant factor influencing students` pronunciation mastery. Most of the students were motivated to increase their pronunciation because they were motivated by native speakers-watching the western or English movies and songs. Besides, they also argued that they wanted to go to overseas so, they should produce the word with correctly pronounced to avoid misunderstanding for both speaker. Based on the data obtained, it can be stated that motivation is the dominant factor influencing students` pronunciation mastery in academic year 2016/2017 at English Department of STKIP PGRI West Sumatera.

Keywords

Influenced factors, pronunciation, pronunciation mastery

10.15548/jt.v24i2.279

Abstract view : 1257 times

PDF : 762 times

Full Text:

PDF

References

Ary, D., Jacobs, L. C., & Razavieh, A. (2010). Introduction to research in education 8th edition, Wardswoth Cengage Learning. Canada: Nelson Education Ltd Exotic Classic.

Breitkreutz, J., Derwing, T. M., & Rossiter, M. J. (2001). Pronunciation teaching practices in Canada. TESL Canada Journal, 19(1), 51–61.

Celce-Murcia, M., & UCLA, E. (2013). Language teaching methods from the Greeks to Gattegno1 2.

Derwing, T. M., & Munro, M. J. (2005). Second language accent and pronunciation teaching: A research-based approach. Tesol Quarterly, 39(3), 379–397.

Desfitranita, D. (2017). Students’ rules and practices: how to speak English fluently? Al-Ta Lim Journal, 24(1), 19–28.

Gamboa Silva, L. P. (2011). Strategies to improve english pronunciation in young learners (B.S. thesis). Pontificia Universidad Católica del Ecuador Sede Ambato.

Gatbonton, E., Trofimovich, P., & Magid, M. (2005). Learners’ ethnic group affiliation and L2 pronunciation accuracy: A sociolinguistic investigation. TESOL Quarterly, 39(3), 489–511.

Gay, L. R., & Airasian, P. (2000). Educational research: Competencies for. Analysis and Application,(6th Edition). Ohio: Prentice Hall.

Gay, L. R., Mills, G. E., & Airasian, P. W. (2011). Educational research: Competencies for analysis and applications. Pearson Higher Ed.

Gilakjani, A. P., & Ahmadi, M. R. (2011). A Study of factors affecting EFL

learners’ English listening comprehension and the strategies for improvement. Journal of Language Teaching & Research, 2(5).

Jenkins, J. (2004). 5 Research in teaching pronunciation and intonation. Annual Review of Applied Linguistics, 24, 109–125.

Levis, J. M. (2005). Changing contexts and shifting paradigms in pronunciation teaching. Tesol Quarterly, 39(3), 369–377.

Munandar, I. (2015). How does English language learning contribute to social mobility of language learners? Al-Ta Lim Journal, 22(3), 236–242.

Sukandi, S. S., & Sani, R. D. (2017). EFL students’ responses on learning academic essays in Indonesian Higher Education. Al-Ta Lim Journal, 24(1), 37–46.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.15548/jt.v24i2.279