Difficultés de prononciation des sons [ʃ] et [ʒ] chez les apprenants de Northern School of Business, Tamale.

Abstract

French is one of the foreign languages taught and learned in Ghana, being studied from the basic school level up to the university level. This dissertation sought to analyse the challenges faced by Form Two students at the Northern School of Business in pronouncing the sounds [ʃ] and [ʒ] in French. The research aimed to identify the errors made by learners and users of the French language when pronouncing these sounds, as well as the underlying causes of these difficulties, in order to propose interventions to address them. Data was collected through questionnaires administered to three teachers and tests given to thirty-five learners in the aforementioned school. The analysis revealed that the majority of students encountered significant difficulties in pronouncing words in French. It was also observed that these challenges were largely influenced by the learners' knowledge of the English language and their mother tongue. In light of these findings, tailored pedagogical methods were implemented as interventions to help learners overcome their pronunciation difficulties. Additionally, suggestions and recommendations were provided to enhance the teaching and learning of French as a Foreign Language (FLE).