Abstract:
his study investigates the problems encountered by EFL
using short and log vowels whose first language is Arabic. The
study aims to find out the problematic sounds and the factors that
causes these problems. The researcher then find some techniques
that help the Sudanese students of English to improve their
pronunciation, the researcher has chosen (30) students from
Sudan University of Science and technology, (SUST), and (two)
teachers of English language from the same University.
The instruments used for collecting the data were
observation, recordings test. The data collected were analyzed
both statistically and descriptively. The findings of the study
revealed
that
Sudanese
students
had
problems
with
the
pronunciation of English vowels that have more than one way of
pronunciation
