Turkish English as a foreign language learners' pronunciation problems with English speech sounds
Ozansoy,Berna
Turkish English as a foreign language learners' pronunciation problems with English speech sounds Berna Ozansoy; Supervisor: Ünsal Özünlü - Nicosia Cyprus International University 2009 - 91 p. table 30.5 cm
Includes references (70-74 p.)
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Background of the Problem 1 Purpose of the Research 2 Statement of the Problem 3 Significance of the Research 5 Limtations and Delimitations of the Research 5 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW LITERATURE REVIEW 7 The History of Language and The need for English 7 The Teaching and Learning of Spoken English 9 Internal and Exıernal Factors in Teaching and Learning of EFL 11 Internal Factors 11 External Factors 13 Language Awareness 15 Contrastive Analysis of Phonemes between English and Turkish 16 Vowels 16 Consonants 20 The Importance of Pronunciation in English 21 The Effect of L1 Interferance on Pronounciation in EFL Learning 22 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY Introduction 24 Participants 24 Instrumentation 24 Student Questionnaire -Part A 25 Student Questionnaire -Part B 26 Data Collection Procedures 27 Statistical Analysis Procedures 28 CHAPTER 4 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 29 Introduction 29 Research Questions 29 Sub-problems 29 Findings and Discussion of the Students Questionnaire 30 Findings and Discussion about the First Research Question 30 Findings and Discussion about the Second Research Question 32 Finding and Discusssion about the First Sub-Problem 40 Finding and Discusssion about the Second Sub-Problem 43 Findings and Discussion about the Third Sub-problem 48 Finding and Discusssion about the Fourth Sub-Problem 51 Finding and Discusssion about the Fifth Sub-Problem 55 CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS CONCLUSION AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS 57 Summary of the Thesis and the Conclusion 57 Pedagogical Implications 60 Suggestions Concerning consonants 61 Suggestions concerning vowels 65 Implication for Future Research 69 REFERENCES 70 APPENDICES 75
'Abstract The present study aims to investigate the pronunciation errors of Turkish learners of English. The study was conducted in the 2007-2008 academic year with 42 participants; 21 Turkish Cypriot and 21 Turkish students. The participants of the study were Intermediate Level Students from the Preparatory School of the Center of Foreign Languages (CFL) of Cyprus International University (CIU) and from the English Preparatory School (EPS) of Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU). The research is a quantitative study in which the data was processed through SPSS analysis. The present study addresses two research questions. The first research question is to find out which English speech sounds are the most problematic for Turkish learners of English, and the second is to find out what the possible reasons that cause the difficulty could be. As sub-problems the effects of gender, nationality, nationality versus gender, high school background and regional differences on the accuracy of Turkish EFL learners' pronunciation of English speech sounds are dealt with. For this analysis, a questionnaire made up of five general questions and a test was administered to the students. The test consists of 125 words which the students read out while they are recorded. In each word a specific sound in one of the three specific positions is tested. In conclusion, all the findings from the research questions were explained and according to the results of the study, 23 problematic English speech sounds in various positions were detected. The study provides explanations and possible causes along with recommendations for further research. Key Words: Pronunciation errors, segmental phonemes, allophones, problem sounds, Turkish EFL learners. Özet Bu çalışmanın amacı İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen Türk öğrencilerin telafuz hatalarını araştırmaktır. Bu çalışma 2007-2008 akademik yılında 42 katılımcıyla - 21 Kıbrıslı Türk ve 21 Türk - gerçekleşmiştir. Katılımcılar Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi (UKÜ), Yabancı Diller Merkezi, Hazırlık Okulu ve Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), İngilizce Hazırlık Okulu orta düzey öğrencilerinden oluşmuştur. Bu araştırma nicel bir çalışma olup, elde edilen veriler SPSS programı ile çözümlenmiştir. Bu çalışmada iki araştırma sorusu üzerinde durulmuştur. Bunlardan birincisi İngilizce öğrenen Türk öğrenciler için sorun oluşturan İngilizce sesleri saptamak, ikincisi ise sorun oluşturan İngilizce seslerin olası nedenlerini bulmaktır. Alt-problemler olarak cinsiyetin, uyruğun, uyruğa göre cinsiyetin, orta oğretim geçmişlerinin ve bölgesel farklılıklarının İngilizce seslerin telafuzu üzerindeki etkileri araştırılmıştır. Bu araştırmanın analizinde beş genel soru ve bir testten oluşan bir anket kullanılmıştır. Kullanılan test 125 kelimeden oluşmaktadır. Öğrenciler bu kelimeleri yüksek sesle okudukları sırada kaydedilmişlerdir. Sonuç, olarak, araştırma sorularından elde edilen bulgular yorumlanmış ve çalışmanın sonucu olarak, farklı konumlarda, 23 tane sorun oluştıran İngilizce ses ortaya çıkmıştır. Çalışmayla ilgili yorumlar ve olası nedenlerin yanında ileriye yönelik araştırmalar için öneriler sunulmuştur. Anahtar Sözcükler: Telafuz hataları, parça ses birimleri, ses birim üyesi, sorunlu sesler, ingilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen Türk öğrenciler. '
Ses birim üyesi
Segmental phonemes
Parça ses birimleri
Allophones
Turkish English as a foreign language learners' pronunciation problems with English speech sounds Berna Ozansoy; Supervisor: Ünsal Özünlü - Nicosia Cyprus International University 2009 - 91 p. table 30.5 cm
Includes references (70-74 p.)
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION 1 Background of the Problem 1 Purpose of the Research 2 Statement of the Problem 3 Significance of the Research 5 Limtations and Delimitations of the Research 5 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW LITERATURE REVIEW 7 The History of Language and The need for English 7 The Teaching and Learning of Spoken English 9 Internal and Exıernal Factors in Teaching and Learning of EFL 11 Internal Factors 11 External Factors 13 Language Awareness 15 Contrastive Analysis of Phonemes between English and Turkish 16 Vowels 16 Consonants 20 The Importance of Pronunciation in English 21 The Effect of L1 Interferance on Pronounciation in EFL Learning 22 CHAPTER 3 METHODOLOGY Introduction 24 Participants 24 Instrumentation 24 Student Questionnaire -Part A 25 Student Questionnaire -Part B 26 Data Collection Procedures 27 Statistical Analysis Procedures 28 CHAPTER 4 FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 29 Introduction 29 Research Questions 29 Sub-problems 29 Findings and Discussion of the Students Questionnaire 30 Findings and Discussion about the First Research Question 30 Findings and Discussion about the Second Research Question 32 Finding and Discusssion about the First Sub-Problem 40 Finding and Discusssion about the Second Sub-Problem 43 Findings and Discussion about the Third Sub-problem 48 Finding and Discusssion about the Fourth Sub-Problem 51 Finding and Discusssion about the Fifth Sub-Problem 55 CHAPTER 5 CONCLUSION AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS CONCLUSION AND PEDAGOGICAL IMPLICATIONS 57 Summary of the Thesis and the Conclusion 57 Pedagogical Implications 60 Suggestions Concerning consonants 61 Suggestions concerning vowels 65 Implication for Future Research 69 REFERENCES 70 APPENDICES 75
'Abstract The present study aims to investigate the pronunciation errors of Turkish learners of English. The study was conducted in the 2007-2008 academic year with 42 participants; 21 Turkish Cypriot and 21 Turkish students. The participants of the study were Intermediate Level Students from the Preparatory School of the Center of Foreign Languages (CFL) of Cyprus International University (CIU) and from the English Preparatory School (EPS) of Eastern Mediterranean University (EMU). The research is a quantitative study in which the data was processed through SPSS analysis. The present study addresses two research questions. The first research question is to find out which English speech sounds are the most problematic for Turkish learners of English, and the second is to find out what the possible reasons that cause the difficulty could be. As sub-problems the effects of gender, nationality, nationality versus gender, high school background and regional differences on the accuracy of Turkish EFL learners' pronunciation of English speech sounds are dealt with. For this analysis, a questionnaire made up of five general questions and a test was administered to the students. The test consists of 125 words which the students read out while they are recorded. In each word a specific sound in one of the three specific positions is tested. In conclusion, all the findings from the research questions were explained and according to the results of the study, 23 problematic English speech sounds in various positions were detected. The study provides explanations and possible causes along with recommendations for further research. Key Words: Pronunciation errors, segmental phonemes, allophones, problem sounds, Turkish EFL learners. Özet Bu çalışmanın amacı İngilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen Türk öğrencilerin telafuz hatalarını araştırmaktır. Bu çalışma 2007-2008 akademik yılında 42 katılımcıyla - 21 Kıbrıslı Türk ve 21 Türk - gerçekleşmiştir. Katılımcılar Uluslararası Kıbrıs Üniversitesi (UKÜ), Yabancı Diller Merkezi, Hazırlık Okulu ve Doğu Akdeniz Üniversitesi (DAÜ), İngilizce Hazırlık Okulu orta düzey öğrencilerinden oluşmuştur. Bu araştırma nicel bir çalışma olup, elde edilen veriler SPSS programı ile çözümlenmiştir. Bu çalışmada iki araştırma sorusu üzerinde durulmuştur. Bunlardan birincisi İngilizce öğrenen Türk öğrenciler için sorun oluşturan İngilizce sesleri saptamak, ikincisi ise sorun oluşturan İngilizce seslerin olası nedenlerini bulmaktır. Alt-problemler olarak cinsiyetin, uyruğun, uyruğa göre cinsiyetin, orta oğretim geçmişlerinin ve bölgesel farklılıklarının İngilizce seslerin telafuzu üzerindeki etkileri araştırılmıştır. Bu araştırmanın analizinde beş genel soru ve bir testten oluşan bir anket kullanılmıştır. Kullanılan test 125 kelimeden oluşmaktadır. Öğrenciler bu kelimeleri yüksek sesle okudukları sırada kaydedilmişlerdir. Sonuç, olarak, araştırma sorularından elde edilen bulgular yorumlanmış ve çalışmanın sonucu olarak, farklı konumlarda, 23 tane sorun oluştıran İngilizce ses ortaya çıkmıştır. Çalışmayla ilgili yorumlar ve olası nedenlerin yanında ileriye yönelik araştırmalar için öneriler sunulmuştur. Anahtar Sözcükler: Telafuz hataları, parça ses birimleri, ses birim üyesi, sorunlu sesler, ingilizceyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen Türk öğrenciler. '
Ses birim üyesi
Segmental phonemes
Parça ses birimleri
Allophones