A Brief View of Barriers Faced by College Students in Speaking Subject: English Vowel Pronunciation

Tambunsaribu, Gunawan (2023) A Brief View of Barriers Faced by College Students in Speaking Subject: English Vowel Pronunciation. In: AsiaTEFL Proceedings 2023: Papers from the 21st AsiaTEFL Conference. Asia TEFL, Daejeon, South Korea, pp. 1009-1020. ISBN 979-11-982534-0-8

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Abstract

This study shows some inconsistencies in English vowel sounds which made Indonesian college students in English Speaking classes make some errors in pronouncing the words that have such vowels. This paper will show some groups of words related to the inconsistency sounds of the letters A, E, I, O, and U. The explanation about such inconsistencies is hoped to bring additional material to discuss in any English class, especially in Speaking subjects to the students who still have difficulty pronouncing English words. This research collected data from the students of Speaking Subject at Universitas Kristen Indonesia. The researcher used observation, a recording, and library research to collect the data of this research. Then, the researcher analyzed the data descriptively. The findings of the study revealed from the groupings of English vowel letters, it is found that 1) the letter “U” has 5 different sounds; 2) the letter “O” has 6 different sounds; 3) the letter “I” has 3 different sounds; 4) letter “E” has 4 different sounds; and 5) letter “A” has 5 different sounds Related the inconsistencies of English vowel letter sounds. This study found that one of the barriers in developing English Speaking skills is the inconsistent sounds of English vowels which make English learners confused to pronounce some English words. This research finding is hoped to be useful for English learners to develop their speaking skills as well as for English instructors to bring this finding as material for discussion in their English class. Keywords: inconsistency sounds; English vowel; speaking; pronunciation

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