PRONUNCIATION OF DIPHTHONGS BY SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS

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  • Ni Luh Desy Suari Dewi

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36002/litera.v4i2.600

Abstract

ABSTRACT
The differences between the English and Indonesian phonemes especially
in vowels sounds can cause Indonesian students face difficulties in pronuncing words
in English containing certain vowels. So, it will be important for the Indonesian
students to learn about English vowels sound.
Therefore, a research by using qualitative method was arranged in order to
know the production of diphthongs sounds by the students. This research was
conducted in a private class which consists of 10 students. The students are seventth
grade students of Junior High School.
Based on the analysis of the production of diphthongs, it can be seen that
diphthongs [eɪ], [aɪ], [ↄɪ] can be produced correctly by those ten students. Meanwhile,
diphthongs [əʊ], [aʊ], [eə], [ɪə], [ʊə], [ↄə] can not be produced perfectly by the students.
Those diphthongs were produced like simple sounds or monophthongs. It means that
the students found difficulties in producing some English diphthongs.
Key words: English vowels, simple vowels, diphtongs
ABSTRAK
Perbedaan fonem bahasa Inggris dan bahasa Indonesia terutama pada
bunyi vokal dapat menyebabkan pembelajar berbahasa Indonesia kesulitan dalam
mengucapkan kata-kata yang mengandung beberapa bunyi vokal bahasa Inggris,
terutama pada bagian diphthongs. Jadi, sangatlah penting bagi pembelajar untuk
mempelajari bunyi vokal berbahasa Inggris.
Oleh sebab itu, sebuah penelitian dilakukan dengan metode kualitatif untuk
mengetahui pengucapan bunyi diphthongs oleh siswa yang sedang belajar bahasa
Inggris. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan pada sepuluh orang siswa kelas tujuh yang
mengikuti bimbingan belajar bahasa Inggris.
Dari penelitian ini, dapat disimpulkan bahwa bunyi diphthongs [eɪ], [aɪ],
[ↄɪ] bisa diucapkan dengan baik oleh siswa. Namun, diphthongs [əʊ], [aʊ], [eə], [ɪə],
[ʊə], [ↄə] tidak bisa diucapkan dengan sempurna oleh siswa. Diphthongs tersebut
diucapkan seperti bunyi vokal sederhana (monophthongs). Hal ini menunjukkan
bahwa, siswa menemukan kesulitan dalam pengucapan bunyi diphthongs.
Kata Kunci: Bunyi vokal bahasa Inggris, bunyi vokal sederhana, diphthongs

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Published

2019-01-29

How to Cite

Dewi, N. L. D. S. (2019). PRONUNCIATION OF DIPHTHONGS BY SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS. LITERA : Jurnal Bahasa Dan Sastra, 4(2). https://doi.org/10.36002/litera.v4i2.600

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