Error analysis of students' pronunciation of the vowel SCHWA
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2017
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university of Oum- El- Bouaghi
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This study is concerned with the identification, the analysis and classification of pronunciation errors of the vowel schwa made by second year students of English at Larbi Ben M'hidi University. These errors are attributed to an interference of specific French vowel sounds, particularly at the level of the vowel /?/. Accordingly, this research seeks to explore the extent to which this source affects students' pronunciation. A brief theoretical framework covers an overview of error analysis and introduction to the English vowel schwa. The fieldwork is conducted following a descriptive analytical method with the use of a voice recording to collect oral data. Analyses are carried out to fulfil the main objective of this dissertation. The outcome of the overall procedure establishes valid evidence that the pre-determined source appears to influence learners' pronunciation to a considerable extent. In attempt to fill in this gap, the research is executed to raise awareness of those errors so that teachers can try to prevent or remediate them.
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Interférence, Error analysis, The english schwa