The Impact of First Language Influence on Learning English Phonetics

Abstract

This is a study on the pronunciation and perception of English sounds and words by high secondary school students in Sudan whose native language is Sudanese Arabic .The study aim to establish the ineligibility of ( Sudanese Arabic Accent English for native English , also is compared with that of native speakers). This finding was predicted from contractive analysis of the Arabic and English sounds , that leads to the Sudanese students produce incorrect pronunciation (Consonant cluster ). The technique used is an error analysis for a number of students in a high secondary schools for three levels (Shendi School ) and arriving to a recommendations and conclusion of study.