Students` ability in pronouncing short and long vowel at the Fourth Semester of English Department UIN Syahada Padangsidimpuan

Irawati, Sinta (2024) Students` ability in pronouncing short and long vowel at the Fourth Semester of English Department UIN Syahada Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

The students` difficulties with the pronunciation of short and long vowels are that they were shy and afraid that when they spoke English, their friends would laugh because they used a Bataknese accent, they had low motivation to study short and long vowels, and they also lacked pronunciation practice. Finding out how well students pronounce short and long vowels in the fourth semester of the English department at UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan is the aim of this study.The quantitative-descriptive method was employed by the researcher. The researchers used random sampling to collect samples from the population, which consisted of UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan English department students at the fourth semester.After data analysis, the researcher calculated the mean score to determine the students' ability in pronouncing short and long vowels. The research's findings indicated, it was known that the students’ ability in pronouncing short and long vowel at fourth semester of English Department UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan could be categorized into a low category. The student had challenges in pronouncing short vowel sounds like /ʊ/ and /ᴂ/, and also long vowel sounds such as /u:/ and /ɔ:/. In order to address students' challenges with pronouncing both short and long vowels, it is recommended that they comprehend the theory of sound symbols. This is particularly important when it comes to students' challenges with the short vowels /ʊ/ and /ᴂ/ and the long vowels /u:/ and /ɔ:/, as well as how to produce them in the mouth. Instruct pupils to learn how to transcribe words with and without vowels, practice pronouncing these words correctly, and put a lot of effort into their everyday studies. The researcher anticipates that this study will inspire educators to further explore and comprehend pupils' proficiency with short and long vowel at the fourth semester of English Department UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan.

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