STUDENTS’ DIFFICULTIES IN PRONOUNCING ENGLISH CONSONANT SOUNDS

Abstract

The objective of this research is to find out students’ difficulties in pronouncing English consonant sounds in narrative text. The researcher focuses on place of articulation (Bilabial, Labiodental, Dentals, Alveolars, Palatals, Velars and Glotals) in English Consonant. This research used descriptive qualitative method. The data were collected by using a record mobile phone and then to be analyzed how to difficult consonant sounds and transcript it. The results of the data analysis showed that student difficult to pronounce in labiodental sound, symbol [v] to be [f]. In Dental sound, symbol [θ] to be [t], and [ð] to be [d]. In Alveolar sound, symbol [n] to be [t], [d] to be [t], [d] to be [z], [z] to be [s], and [t] to be [tʃ]. In Palatals sound the symbol [ʃ] to be [s], and [tʃ] to be [s]. And In Velar sounds, students pronounced the symbol [g] to be [dʒ].