Investigating Difficulties in the Production of Weak Form Words in English Encountered by Sudanese University Students

Abstract

This study aims to investigate the difficulties of the production of English weak-form words that Sudanese University Students encounter. The major goal, of this research was to evaluate the students’ performance in producing these forms (functional words). The instruments used for collecting data and information included were teachers’ questionnaire, classroom observation as well as pre- and posttests. The thesis got use of descriptive analytical approach as well as the use of the statistical program of social sciences (SPSS) for producing results. The results confirm that, almost the majority of the participants were unable to produce such forms. This study provides some recommendations to develop the students’ production of the English weak-form words, in addition to some suggestions for further studies.