Sgem 2016 Social Sciences & Arts

 
 
 

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Section Language and Linguistics 
7 
FACTORS AFFECTING STUDENTS' PRONUNCIATION 
Sometimes we, as the non-native speaker, made mistakes in pronouncing words. It is 
because the several things, such as the differences in pronunciation area so that we are 
not accustomed to produce the sounds.
Main reasons for mispronouncing are:
 
• 
Substitution second language with first language sound because there is no in 
first language. 
• Wrong perception on second language sounds because the sound is an allophone 
in first language. 
• Using a stress pattern and first language intonation when pronouncing second 
language in order to create a strange accent.
Tips and tricks improving mispronouncing are: 
Using contrastive information, tact in correction, frequency preciseness and intensity of 
correction, exact imitation, compromise in correction, simplicity of explanation, 
sound/letter correspondence, pronunciation in a communicative context, learner-
centered approach are the foundation of improvements in teaching pronunciation. 
Pronunciation teaching needs constant attention for it to have a lasting effect on students 
and integrating it into daily classroom procedures. Addressing pronunciation issues 
regularly during the language feedback or group correction stage of a lesson helps to 
focus learners' attention on its importance.
Using supportive materials as charts, textbooks, E-learning materials providing basic 
knowledge of speech perception, production and acoustics, and knowledge of phonetics, 
and aims to teach basic skills in speech recording and acoustic analysis, phonetic 
transcription, and articulation. The phonology knowledge of L1 and L2 can help to plan 
pronunciation work more efficiently.