The mother tongue influences the pronunciation of freshmen majoring in english at the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh City :Graduation Thesis - Faculty of Foreign Languages

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACUTTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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GRADUATION THESIS

STUDENT NAME: DO THI MY NU

ID NUMBER: 17030691

CLASS CODE: DHAV 13B

COHORT: 2017 - 2021

SUPERVISOR NAME: DINH THI HOA, M.A

HCM,06/2021

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACUTTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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GRADUATION THESIS

STUDENT NAME: DO THI MY NU

ID NUMBER: 17030691

CLASS CODE: DHAV 13B

COHORT: 2017 - 2021

SUPERVISOR NAME: DINH THI HOA, M.A

HCM,06/2021

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGES

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Student name : ĐỖ THỊ MỸ NỮ…………………………………………….

ID Number : 17030691…………………………………………….

Class Code : DHAV13B…………………………………………….

Cohort : 2017 - 2021

Supervisor Name : ĐINH THỊ HOA, M.A.……………………………………………

Student’s declaration: I declare that this graduation report is entirely my own work and does not

involve in plagiarism or collusion. It also has not been accepted as part of a submission to another

purpose else where. I accept heavy penalty for any cheating or plagiarism.

Date submitted : 20/06/2021

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TITLE:

THE MOTHER TONGUE INFLUENCES THE

PRONUNCIATION OF FRESHMEN MAJORING

IN ENGLISH AT THE INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY

OF HO CHI MINH CITY

ABSTRACT

The ultimate objective of any language student is to be able to speak English fluently. It is

becoming increasingly important for people who major in English. Speaking is the most important

of the four skills at Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh city because it is used so frequently in

everyday life. However, after studying at Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh city and connecting

with many individuals from many locations who came here to study, the researchers discovered

that most students have difficulties learning to speak, and it has become a frightening subject for

them since their pronunciation abilities are poor. Their pronunciation is riddled with faults, some

of which are impacted by the place in which they live, especially freshmen. Therefore, this study

aimed to find out how the mother tongue influences the pronunciation of freshmen majoring in

English at the Industrial University of Ho Chi Minh city. The quantitative method was used in this

research paper, and various tools, including questionnaires, were used. The participants in this

study were 100 students. The findings clearly show that consonants, linking sounds, word stress,

and intonation are some of the most important mother tongue factors influencing pronunciation

skills. Devise strategies to counteract the impact of the mother tongue and improve pronunciation

skills. Finally, the researchers hope that this study will be beneficial to both teachers and students

when it comes to teaching and learning a foreign language, particularly English.

Keywords: Mother’s tongue, Pronunciation, The factors that influence students' English

pronunciation in their mother tongue.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

In the process of completing this research paper, I have received a great deal of help, guidance and

encouragement from my teacher and friends.

First and foremost, I'd like to express my heartfelt gratitude to my supervisor, Ms. Dinh Thi

Hoa, M.A, who has given me advice on how to shape my studies and has always been eager and

willing to provide me with valuable advice, helpful comments, and corrections to my research

paper.

This project would not have been possible without the help of my adorable friends, Tran Thi

Hong Ngoc and Vo Thi Kim Ngan. They are my university classmates who I have known for four

years. They are a close friend and collaborator who has been with me since the start of the research

process. Until the completion of the research, we will always cooperate and support each other.

During that process, we encountered many difficulties, but in order for our 4 years of college to

not be meaningless, we tried and this effort was completely meaningful when we completed the

research paper together.

Next, I would like to thank my family for giving me a good knowledge base so that I can step

into the university gate, which I have always dreamed of since I was a kid. And now after I have

finished this research paper, I am considered to have achieved half of my goal, thanks to my family

for always being there for me, helping me, and supporting me to achieve my goals.

In brief, I want to thank all the people who gave me the power to overcome obstacles and let

me get to the final step of graduation.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents Page

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ............................................ 1

1.1 Rationale ............................................................................................................................... 2

1.2 Research ojectives................................................................................................................ 2

1.3 Research question ................................................................................................................ 3

1.4 Scope of the study ................................................................................................................ 3

CHAPTER II: LITTERATURE REVIEW............................ 4

2.1 Definitions of key terms: ..................................................................................................... 5

2.1.1 Mother’s tongue .............................................................................................................. 5

2.1.2. Pronunciation: ................................................................................................................ 5

2.1.3 The factors that influence students' English pronunciation in their mother tongue:....... 6

2.2 Results of previous studies:................................................................................................. 6

2.2.1 The research “ A Study of Mother Tongue Interference in Pronunciation of College

English Learning in China” was carried out by Jianping Luo ( 2014)..................................... 6

2.2.2 The research “ Does Mother Tongue Affect the English Pronunciation?” was

conducted by Bobby Pramjit Singh Dhillon ( 2016)................................................................ 7

2.2.3: The research “ Mother tongue influence on language English learning” was carried out

by Sudesh Sharma ( 2015). ...................................................................................................... 8

2.2.4 The research “ The influence of mother tongue in speaking English of the third

semester students of English education study program of stain palangkaraya” was conducted

by Saptia Pahrina ( 2014)......................................................................................................... 8

2.2.5. The research “ Mother Tongue Affecting the English Vowel Pronounciation of Batak

Toba Adults” was carried out by Ambalagin Melly Siska Suryani ( 2018)............................. 9