An Analysis of Pronunciation Errors of Iranian EFL Learners
As oral skills are increasingly seen as a high priority, phonology and pronuncia tion teaching are occupying a central position in the teaching and learning of other languages. The present study is an attempt to shed some light on identifying and exploring the diffculties of Iranian EFL learners in...
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| description | As oral skills are increasingly seen as a high priority, phonology and pronuncia tion teaching are occupying a central position in the teaching and learning of other languages. The present study is an attempt to shed some light on identifying and exploring the diffculties of Iranian EFL learners in phonology and pronunciation. To achieve this goal, 3 male language learners (elementary, intermediate, and advanced) were randomly selected and were required to articulate 3 different types of material. Having analyzed the data, the study revealed that, first, pronouncing /ɪə/ as /eə/, /æ/ as /e/, /ɑ:/ as /ɔ:/, /ʊ/ as /u:/, /aɪ/ as /ɔɪ/, /ɪ/ as /i:/, /əʊ/ as /ɔ:/, /w/ as /v/, /ð/ as /d/ or /z/, /θ/ as /t/ or /s/ and /ŋ/ as /ng/ and mispronouncing /ɒ/, /ʌ/, /ɜ:/, /ə/, /ɔɪ/, /eə/, /r/ and /aʊ/ are the most frequent errors among Persian-speaking learners. Second, the study indicated that the speed of reading was inappropriate for all the beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners. Keywords: phonology, pronunciation errors, speed of reading |
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| spelling | doaj.art-559a5a132c37466fb2e837f36cf905932022-12-22T02:55:10ZengIslamic Azad University, Isfahan BranchResearch in English Language Pedagogy2588-32592538-42442013-01-0111512533586An Analysis of Pronunciation Errors of Iranian EFL LearnersMahmood Hashemian0Mahmood Hashemian1Kamal Heidari Soureshjani2Shahrekord UniversityShahrekord UniversityIslamic Azad University, Shahrekord Branch, Shahrekord, IranAs oral skills are increasingly seen as a high priority, phonology and pronuncia tion teaching are occupying a central position in the teaching and learning of other languages. The present study is an attempt to shed some light on identifying and exploring the diffculties of Iranian EFL learners in phonology and pronunciation. To achieve this goal, 3 male language learners (elementary, intermediate, and advanced) were randomly selected and were required to articulate 3 different types of material. Having analyzed the data, the study revealed that, first, pronouncing /ɪə/ as /eə/, /æ/ as /e/, /ɑ:/ as /ɔ:/, /ʊ/ as /u:/, /aɪ/ as /ɔɪ/, /ɪ/ as /i:/, /əʊ/ as /ɔ:/, /w/ as /v/, /ð/ as /d/ or /z/, /θ/ as /t/ or /s/ and /ŋ/ as /ng/ and mispronouncing /ɒ/, /ʌ/, /ɜ:/, /ə/, /ɔɪ/, /eə/, /r/ and /aʊ/ are the most frequent errors among Persian-speaking learners. Second, the study indicated that the speed of reading was inappropriate for all the beginning, intermediate, and advanced learners. Keywords: phonology, pronunciation errors, speed of readinghttp://relp.khuisf.ac.ir/article_533586_3c4fed81d6a0e27daf2ac9c948c5de6b.pdfphonologypronunciation errorsspeed of reading |
| spellingShingle | Mahmood Hashemian Mahmood Hashemian Kamal Heidari Soureshjani An Analysis of Pronunciation Errors of Iranian EFL Learners Research in English Language Pedagogy phonology pronunciation errors speed of reading |
| title | An Analysis of Pronunciation Errors of Iranian EFL Learners |
| title_full | An Analysis of Pronunciation Errors of Iranian EFL Learners |
| title_fullStr | An Analysis of Pronunciation Errors of Iranian EFL Learners |
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| title_short | An Analysis of Pronunciation Errors of Iranian EFL Learners |
| title_sort | analysis of pronunciation errors of iranian efl learners |
| topic | phonology pronunciation errors speed of reading |
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