SGI-JOURNAL OF SOCIAL SCIENCE AND HUMANITIES (SGI-JSSH)
TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES ON ERRORS IN ENGLISH CONSONANT SOUNDS BY SAUDI EFL LEARNERS
E-ISSN: 9552-2692
P-ISSN: 2395-6590
DOI: https://iigdpublishers.com/article/433
The current study attempts to find out the teachers’ opinion regarding the errors Saudi EFL learners encounter when they pronounce English consonant sounds. The participants in the study are teachers who are currently teaching in the Preparatory Year Program, Najran University, Najran KSA. The results show that lack of proper attention towards teaching pronunciation, and lack of motivation among the EFL learners towards learning pronunciation leads them into such pronunciation errors. According to the data, which I collected from the teachers, the students generally encounter errors while pronouncing some consonant sounds like /p/, /d/, /v/, /ʧ/, /ʒ/, /ŋ/ etc. This study provides insights and suggests EFL teachers and curriculum designers to focus on teaching English sound system to the students. Teaching the sound system of English to the students will reduce future problems of pronunciation regarding English consonant sounds
among Arab EFL learners.
Muhab Ahmad, Danha Jahiu
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