Master minor programme thesis English linguistics: A study on common mistakes committed by Vietnamese learners in pronouncing English word final consonants 'L,ʃ,T,D,K,G' at espeed English center

The specific aims of the study are: - Investigate the most common mistakes when pronouncing English wordfinal consonants “l, ʃ, t, d, k, g” by Vietnamese learners at Espeed English Center; identify the reasons for students’ problems of pronunciation; propose possible appropriate techniques to correct their problems.
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Master minor programme thesis English linguistics: A study on common mistakes committed by Vietnamese learners in pronouncing English word final consonants “L,ʃ,T,D,K,G” at espeed English center VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** TÔN THỊ THUỲ DƯƠNGA STUDY ON COMMON MISTAKES COMMITTED BY VIETNAMESE LEARNERS IN PRONOUNCING ENGLISH WORD-FINAL CONSONANTS “L, ʃ, T, D, K, G” AT ESPEED ENGLISH CENTERNghiên cứu về các lỗi thường gặp của học viên Việt Nam tại trung tâm anh ngữ Espeed khi phát âm phụ âm cuối “l, ʃ, t, d, k, g” trong tiếng Anh M.A. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field : English Teaching Methodology Code : 60140111 Hanoi – 2016 VIETNAM NATIONAL UNIVERSITY, HANOI UNIVERSITY OF LANGUAGES AND INTERNATIONAL STUDIES FACULTY OF POST-GRADUATE STUDIES ***************** TÔN THỊ THUỲ DƯƠNGA STUDY ON COMMON MISTAKES COMMITTED BY VIETNAMESE LEARNERS IN PRONOUNCING ENGLISH WORD-FINAL CONSONANTS “L, ʃ, T, D, K, G” AT ESPEED ENGLISH CENTERNghiên cứu về các lỗi thường gặp của học viên Việt Nam tại trung tâm anh ngữ Espeed khi phát âm phụ âm cuối “l, ʃ, t, d, k, g” trong tiếng Anh M.A. MINOR PROGRAMME THESIS Field : English Teaching Methodology Code : 60140111 Supervisor : Assoc. Prof. Dr Võ Đại Quang Hanoi – 2016 DECLARATION This is to certify that the thesis entitle, “A study on common mistakescommitted by Vietnamese learners in pronouncing English word-finalconsonants “l, ʃ, t, d, k, g” at Espeed English center”, submitted in partialfulfillment of the requirements for the award of Degree of MA in EnglishTeaching Methodology. I have provided documented references to the works orothers and I am fully responsible for the content of the thesis. The researchreported in this thesis was approved by the University of Language andInternational Studies, Vietnam National University, Hanoi. Hanoi, 2016 T n Th Thu Dư ng i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I gratefully acknowledge my deep indebtedness to a number of people whohelped me in this study. First, I would like to express my sincere gratitude and deep appreciation tomy advisor, Associate Professor Võ Đại Quang (Vietnam National University,Hanoi), for his help and his insightful comments on my work from the beginning tothe end of my study. In addition, my sincere thanks also go to Mr. David (an ESLnative Teacher who comes from London) for supporting me in the data collection. I also would like to convey my thanks to all of my teachers who gave meknowledge in my life. The completion of this study would not have been possiblewithout the cooperation from all 120 students at Espeed English Center whoparticipated in this study. Finally, I wish to deeply thank my best friends and beloved family for theircontinuous encouragement during my study. ii ABSTRACT In Vietnam, English language has played a significant role as a result ofglobalization trend. Despite being increasingly facilitated in learning English fromvery young age, many learners of English as second language have majordifficulties with pronunciation. The aim of this thesis is to identify the common problems related topronunciation mistakes made by Vietnamese learners at Espeed English Centerwhen pronouncing English word-final consonants “l, ʃ, t, d, k, g”, as well as toinvestigate the causes of these problems and the possible solutions to the abovementioned problems In order to fulfill the study, data was collected through tape recordings andquestionnaires. While the former aimed at finding out the common problems relatedto pronunciation mistakes made by Vietnamese learners at Espeed English Centerwhen pronouncing English word-final consonants “l, ʃ, t, d, k, g”, the latter wasapplied with a view to figuring out the causes of these problems and discussingsome solutions to these problems. The findings reveal that the most common problems related to pronunciationmistakes in the final position were sound omission and sound deviation. The causescontributing to these problems were mainly the lack of understanding how topronounce English sounds, the lack of exposure to real English environment andlittle pr ...