Pronunciation difficulties in the consonant system experienced by Arabic speakers when learning English after the age of puberty

The current study investigates the difficulties Arabic speakers may encounter when pronouncing English consonants. All participants are adults who have been in contact with the American culture for at least four years. The results show that the Arabic speakers in this study had difficulties to pronounce eight English consonants. The results also demonstrate that the difficulties experienced by Arabic speakers may differ depending on the country they come from. For instance, a person from Kuwait may experience different problems with English consonants when compared to a person from Egypt. This study provides insights and assists ESL teachers with the development of teaching strategies that will reduce or eliminate future problems regarding English consonants pronunciation by Arabic speakers.

Name thesis:degree_name

MA

Level thesis:degree_level

Thesis

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

World Languages, Literatures and Linguistics

Year dc:date.available

2003

Author dc:creator

• Barros, Ana Marina do Val

Contributors dc:contributor

• Maria J. Amores.
• Frank W. Medley
• Johan Seynnaeve

• Language
• Bilingual education

Identifier

https://researchrepository.wvu.edu/etd/766

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:researchrepository.wvu.edu:etd-1769