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Error Analysis of English Fricative Consonant Sound Pronounced by Twelfth Graders of MA Ummul Quro Putri Plakpak Pegantenan Pamekasan
Keywords: Error Analysis, Pronunciation, English Fricative Consonant
Sound
In learning activities especially in learning pronunciation, there are still
many students who have problems or difficulties in pronouncing English words
correctly. Especially for students whose first and second language is not English.
This research investigated the pronunciation error on English fricative consonant
sound made by twelfth graders of MA Ummul Quro Putri Plakpak Pegantenan
Pamekasan.
This research aimd to identify the types of pronunciation errors on English
fricative consonant sound and to find out the causes of pronunciation errors on
English fricative consonant sound made by twelfth graders of MA Ummul Quro
Putri Plakpak Pegantenan Pamekasan. The researcher used qualitative approach.
The research design in this research was descriptive. There were ten twelfth
graders participated in this research. The researcher collected data through
observation in reading English text that consist of English fricative consonant
sound, structured interview and documentation.
The results of this this research indicate that the percentage of the number
of pronunciation errors in reading English text as follow: /v/ 93%, /θ/ 97%, /ð/
100%, /s/ 6%, /z/ 84%, /ʃ/ 23%, and /ʒ/ 10%. The types of pronunciation errors
that occurred among twelfth graders of MA Ummul Quro Putri are errors of
omission (on sounds /s/ and /z/) and errors of selection (on sounds /v/, /θ/, /ð/, /s/,
/z/, /ʃ/, and /ʒ/). The causes of pronunciation errors made by twelfth graders of
MA Ummul Quro Putri are interlingual errors (influenced by the use of Madurese
Language which is students’ mother tongue) and intralingual errors (students do
not know the target language very well). This research are expected to provide
significances for English teachers in knowing the problems faced by students in
pronouncing English words. Thus, English teachers can develop appropriate
learning strategies in improving students’ pronunciation skill.
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