An analysis of students’ mastery of fricative consonants at the fourth semester of English Education Department in IAIN Padangsidimpuan

Lubis, Nurul Hafni (2014) An analysis of students’ mastery of fricative consonants at the fourth semester of English Education Department in IAIN Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

This research concerns about an analysis of students’ mastery of fricative consonants at the fourth semester of English Education Department in IAIN Padangsidimpuan. The formulated of the problem was talking about the students’ mastery of fricative consonants at the fourth semester of TBI-1 IAIN Padangsidimpuan, kinds of problems dominantly do the students face on fricative consonants at the fourth semester of TBI 1 IAIN Padangsidimpuan, the problems dominant. This research intended to describe the students’ mastery of fricative consonants at the fourth semester of TBI in IAIN Padangsidimpuan, to know the problems dominant that usually faced at the fourth semester of TBI in IAIN Padangsidimpuan, in mastering fricative consonants. The research uses qualitative method and using descriptive approach. The primary source of the data is the students at fourth semester of English education department IAIN Padangsidimpuan are 35 students. The secondary source of data are the pronunciation lecturer and the chief of English Education Department. Next, this research uses test, interview and observation as the instruments. Based on the result of research, researcher found the students’ mastery of fricative consonants at the fourth semester of TBI in IAIN Padangsidimpuan was enough score. Kinds of problems dominantly do the students face on fricative consonants at the fourth semester of TBI 1 IAIN Padangsidimpuan in fricative consonants are: the students weaknesses of ability on fricative consonants: θ, ð, And the students strengths on fricative consonants: f,v,s,z,∫,ℎ .They dominantly used the English feature of pronunciation that have a big similarity with the faeature of pronunciation of Batak Angkola, Batak Padangbolak, Batak Mandailing,and Batak Toba. Then 85% They speak with their mother tongue everyday, mother tongue had a significant influence, but actually mother tongue also not a big problem in Angkola,Padangbolak, Mandailing ,Toba students in their pronunciation.And the students have to drill their pronunciation,so that they can pronunce the word as well as the standard of receive pronunciation.

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