LANGUAGE IN INDIA

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Volume 11 : 7 July 2011
ISSN 1930-2940

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Pronunciation Problems among Saudi Learners:
A Case Study at the Preparatory Year Program,
Najran University Saudi Arabia

Jalal Ahmad


Abstract

This study attempts to investigate the difficulties Saudi students encounter when pronouncing certain English consonant sounds. All participants in the study are adults who graduated from secondary schools and joined the Preparatory Year Program at Najran University. The participants have never been to any of the English speaking countries, so they do not have any kind of exposure to a native English environment. The results show that the Arabic speakers in this study had difficulties in pronouncing several English consonant sounds. This study also provides an insight and assists ESL/EFL teachers with some helpful suggestions and teaching strategies that will reduce future problems regarding English consonant pronunciation among Arab learners.

Key Words

Pronunciation Problems, Secondary Graduates, English Exposure, Development of teaching strategies

Introduction

Every language has a rule for combining sound segments to make meaningful words. Children adopt these sound rules through listening followed by trial and error. Later they develop a linguistic competence through which they recognise and produce meaningful sounds.


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Jalal Ahmad
Department of English
Najran University
Saudi Arabia
jalalelt@gmail.com


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