Pronunciation problems of Sudanese Learners of English language ( A case study Sudan University of Science and Technology)

Abstract

The objective of the study is to find evidence for the pronunciation problems with English spoken by Sudanese university EFL learners. It has been argued that pronunciation difficulties arise due to differences between first language sounds. L1 These pronunciation and second language difficulties problems do not but they L2 speech only result also lead in to the perception of unintended English speech sounds by the native English listeners, causing intelligibility problems. The data obtained help to understand which English vowels and consonants are the most difficult to produce and what the causes of these difficulties are. Thus, it would be possible to obtain cognitive insights into the L2 production problems and to utilize these insights for pedagogical purposes. The subjects for the study hundred students at final year in Sudan University, the instrument use for collecting the data observation and questionnaire, and finally the data analyzed both statistically and descriptively. The findings of the research support the hypothesis that mother tongue interference, inconsistency, spelling 4 and sound system /differences between L1 and L2 affect pronunciation and lead the learners of other languages to mispronunciation. Use of language labs to teach foreign languages Language laboratories are needed to maintain a high level of training in foreign or Second language learning. Learners need to acquire an accurate perceptual representation of the speech sounds of the target language, which is a necessary Prerequisite for pronouncing the foreign speech sounds adequately. The language Laboratory forms the most suitable place to practice phonetic exercises.

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