Abstract:
The research work looked into the interference of L1 on L2 pronunciation in English in T.I.
Ahmadiyya Junior High School 1A students, Asante Mampong. It discussed related works
on the topic, the importance of pronunciation in English and motivation for the teaching of
pronunciation. The work also discussed among other things students’ reasons for not taking
this aspect of the English language seriously. They attributed this lack of seriousness on
their part to various reasons among which are inability to express themselves in the English
language, late exposure to the sounds of the English language, inadequate learning
materials, textbooks, and the greatest part being the influence of the mother tongue. The
research revealed some of the causes of L1 interference on L2 pronunciation as; absences
of sounds, spelling pronunciation and free variation of sounds. The results of the study
proved that most students have so many challenges with respect to English. The author of
this work used qualitative method of research in this study. This is because, it is said to be
the most appropriate method when undertaking a research work in languages. The
framework of this dissertation was the use of Contrastive Analysis to look at the challenges
confronting students and teachers of English in T.I. Ahmadiyya Junior High School, Asante
Mampong with respect to pronunciation.
Description:
A DISSERTATION IN THE DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED LINGUISTICS,
FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES EDUCATION AND
COMMUNICATION, SUBMITTED TO THE SCHOOL OF GRADUATE
STUDIES, UNIVERSITY OF EDUCATION WINNEBA, IN PARTIAL
FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIRMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF
EDUCATION IN TEACHING ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE (TESL)
DEGREE
SEPTEMBER, 2018
