Will listening to native speakers improve the English learners’ awareness and their pronunciation of English linking sounds? :Graduation Thesis - Faculty of Foreign Languages

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE

‐‐‐‐‐‐ GRADUATION THESIS

Will listening to native speakers improve the English learners’ awareness and

their pronunciation of English linking sounds?

STUDENT NAME: HO THI THUY TIEN

ID NUMBER: 17026681

CLASS CODE: DHAV13B

COHORT: 2017-2021

SUPERVISOR NAME: DO THI KIM HIEU M.A. HCMC,06/2021

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MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE

‐‐‐‐‐‐ GRADUATION THESIS

Will listening to native speakers improve the English learners’ awareness and

their pronunciation of English linking sounds?

STUDENT NAME: HO THI THUY TIEN

ID NUMBER: 17026681

CLASS CODE: DHAV13B

COHORT: 2017-2021

SUPERVISOR NAME: DO THI KIM HIEU M.A. HCMC,06/2021

MINISTRY OF INDUSTRY AND TRADE

INDUSTRIAL UNIVERSITY OF HO CHI MINH CITY

FACULTY OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE

‐‐‐‐‐‐ Student’s name: Ho Thi Thuy Tien

Student’s ID: 17026681

Class code: DHAV13B

Cohort: 2017-2021

Supervisor name: Do Thi Kim Hieu 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 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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THE TITLE

Will listening to native speakers improve the English learners’ awareness and

their pronunciation of English linking sounds?

ABSTRACT

The study investigates whether the method of listening to native speakers is useful for second- year English majors. It analyzes their awareness and pronunciation related to English linking. The

information acquired through recordings and questionnaires with the help of 10 volunteers. The

results showed that the students’ linking pronunciation has improved after using the listening

method. Besides, students also had positive perceptions about actively using linking in English. The study's findings will aid teachers and students in determining the most appropriate and

successful way for learning pronunciation in general and pronunciation linking in particular. By

finding positive changes after adopting the method of listening to native speakers, teachers can

incorporate this method into the teaching process to help students improve their perception and

pronunciation of linking in English. In addition, students can gradually improve their

pronunciation in general and their English connecting in specific by reducing linking errors. In

short, the study showed the listening method really has a positive effect on the students’ awareness and pronunciation of linking. However, applying the listening method alone is not

enough to improve all pronunciation errors that need further research and study conducted. Keywords: Native speakers, Awareness, Linking

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Throughout the period of graduation thesis, I received a plenty of enthusiastic help and support

that guide and encourage me to overcome all difficulties and finish this hard but meaningful time. Firstly, I would like to express thanks to the School Board of Industrial University of Ho Chi

Minh city and the Faculty Foreign Languages creating really good condition for me to carry out

my research. Secondly, I sincerely thanks Ms. Do Thi Kim Hieu - my supervisor for giving me useful guidance

and advice that helped me to finish my graduation thesis successfully. Further more, she also

provided me opportunities to send out questionnaires and conduct recordings in her class. Thanks

to this enthusiastic help, I could receive the data that was extremely valuable for my study. Besides, I greatly appreciate the help of all of beloved students of DHAV15 who contributed the

success of this research. They provided the writer reliable and valid results of questionnaires and

recordings enthusiastically and truthfully. Last but not least, I would like to express my heartfelt to my partners who have accompanied and

contributed ideas throughout the period of graduation thesis. In brief, I am eternally grateful to all people helping me to finish the graduation thesis.