THE DIFFICULTIES ON PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM FACEDBY STUDENTS ON PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE CLASS AT

IKIP BUDI UTOMO MALANG

THESIS

By:

Sugyarto M. Umaternate

201210100311226

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2018

THE DIFFICULTIES ON PHONOLOGICAL SYSTEM FACEDBY STUDENTS ON PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE CLASS

AT IKIP BUDI UTOMO MALANG

THESIS

By:

Sugyarto M. Umaternate

201210100311226

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2018

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

AssalamualaikumWr.Wb.

Praise the authors for the presence of Allah who gave Rahmat, Taufiq and

Hidayah, so that the writing of the thesis entitled "The Difficulties on

Phonological System Faced By Students on Pronunciation Practice Class at IKIP

Budi Utomo Malang" can be completed by the author.

The string of prayer and greetings hopefully flow to our lord, the prophet

Muhammad sallallaahu 'alaihiwassallam, thanks to his sacrifice and love we can

all feel the beauty of living under the auspices of this peaceful religion, Islam

This writing was submitted as one of the requirements in completing the

Bachelor Degree (S1) program in the Education of English Language Teachers at

the University of Muhammadiyah Malang (UMM). In addition, this writing is also

compiled as a form of participation of the author in developing scientific

knowledge and the realization of the knowledge that has been gained during a

student

The completion of this thesis is inseparable from the role and support of

several related parties who have provided a lot of motivation and assistance.

Therefore, a series of expressions of thanks to the author convey profoundly to

1. SantiPrastiyowati, S.Pd.,M.Pd as the first lecturer who has been very helpful for

writing this thesis.

2. Dr. Sri Hartingsih, M.M as the second lecturer who has provided a lot of

motivation in life researcher.

3. PujiSumarsono, S.Pd.,M.Pd as the guardian lecturer who has helped a lot in the

recovery.

4. ChindyHanggara Rosa Indah, M.Pd as a lecturer who teaches pronunciation

that has helped researcher in obtaining data for this research.

5. Mother, Father, and dear sister as encouragement to undergo this.

6. Ipanfirman, Randi SatrizalLatulumamina, Okta, Aprianti Ohitenan, and other

friends who can't remember the names.

Hopefully Allah SWT will always bestow blessings and blessings that are

not given to all those who have helped until the completion of this thesis. The

author can only pray that your worship will be accepted by Allah as a noble

charity. Amen.

The researcher is aware of the weaknesses he has, so that in completing

this thesis there may still be errors and shortcomings. Therefore, the authors

expect that there will be suggestions and criticisms from all circles in order to

perfect this writing. Finally, hopefully this research can be useful for all of us,

especially the authors. Amen.

Malang, 26 Oktober 2018

Sugyarto M. Umaternate

TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER .............................................................................................................i

APPROVAL ......................................................................................................ii

VALIDATION SHEET....................................................................................iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATIONS ......................................................................iv

LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY......................................................................v

ABSTRACT.......................................................................................................vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .............................................................................vii

TABLE OF CONTENTS.................................................................................. ix

LIST OF TABLES............................................................................................ xi

LIST OF APPENDICES.................................................................................. xii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Research Background .................................................................... 1

1.2 Research Problems......................................................................... 4

1.3 Research Objectives....................................................................... 4

1.4 Scope and Limitation .................................................................... 4

1.5 Research Significance ................................................................... 5

1.6 Definition of Key Terms................................................................ 5

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Pronunciation ............................................................................... 7

2.1.1 Definition of Pronunciation................................................... 7

2.1.2 The Elements of Pronunciation ............................................ 7

2.2 Pronunciation Difficulties.............................................................. 9

2.2.1 The Obstacle on Sound Speech ............................................10

2.2.2 The Sound are Produced.......................................................10

2.3 Phonological Systems....................................................................11

2.3.1 Phonetics...............................................................................12

2.3.2 Phonemics.............................................................................14

2.3.3 English Spelling Systems .....................................................15

2.3.4 Adjustment Connected Speech ............................................15

2.4 IKIP Budi Utomo Malang.................................................................17

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

3.1 Research Design ............................................................................20

3.2 Research Subject ...........................................................................21

3.3 Data Collection ..............................................................................22

3.3.1 Technique and Instruments...................................................22

3.3.2 Procedure ..............................................................................25

3.4 Data Analysis.................................................................................26

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

4.1 Research Findings .........................................................................28

4.1.1 The Difficulties Related to Phonological System

That is Faced by Students .............................................................29

4.1.2 The Causes of Students Difficulties Related to

Phonological System .....................................................................36

4.2 Discussion......................................................................................39

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusion .....................................................................................42

5.2 Suggestion......................................................................................43

REFRENCES....................................................................................................45

APPENDICES...................................................................................................48

LIST OF TABLES

Table 4.1 Silent Letters of Students....................................................................31

Table 4.2 Pronunciation of “ch” Sounds by Students ........................................33

Table 4.3 Pronunciation of “-d” Sounds by Students ........................................34

Table 4.4. Mother Tongue Influence ..................................................................38

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1 Question and Answer Interview .....................................................48

Appendix 2 Words Video Recording .................................................................51

Appendix 3 Words Audio Recording .................................................................59

Appendix 4 Silent Letters ...................................................................................77

Appendix 5 Homophone ....................................................................................81

Appendix 6 Phonetics Alphabets .......................................................................84

Appendix 7 Diphthongs .....................................................................................85

Appendix 8 Photo Documentation .....................................................................89

Appendix 9 Research Document ........................................................................91

Appendix 10 Confirmation of the Research .......................................................92

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