Dian Ayu Alfiani , 2201414005 (2019) ERROR ANALYSIS ON ENGLISH FRONT VOWEL SOUND PERCEPTION AND PRODUCTION MADE BY THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS AT SMP NEGERI 32 SEMARANG. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

The objectives of this study were to find out the errors and their causes in the perception and production of English front vowel pronunciation. The participants were 30 students of the eighth-grade of junior high school. There were three instruments; the phonemic pair test for the listening test, read aloud for the speaking test, and interview. The data were analyzed by using the theory of Miles and Huberman (2004), they were data reducing, data display, and conclusion drawing. The results revealed that the most common errors occurred in the peception of front vowel sound [ɪ]. It was 57%. Meanwhile, the fewest errors occurred in the perception of front vowel sound [æ]. On the other hand, lots of errors occurred in the production of front vowel sound [æ]. It was 67%. In addition, the students produced best in the front vowel of [ɪ]. Futhermore, according to the result of the interview, the causes of those errors were (a) the lack of practices; (b) the lack of knowledge regarding English pronunciation skill; and (c) the learning strategy used by the teacher in the learning process.

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