Indonesian EFL Students’ Difficulties in Recognizing English Letters

Authors

Toni Indrayadi, IAIN Kerinci, Jambi, IndonesiaFollow
Daflizar Daflizar, IAIN Kerinci, Jambi, IndonesiaFollow
Yoki Irawan, IAIN Kerinci, Jambi, IndonesiaFollow
Helty Helty, Jambi University, IndonesiaFollow

Abstract

The purpose of this qualitative study was to explore the difficulties of Indonesian undergraduate students in recognizing English letters at one public Islamic higher education institution in Jambi Province, Indonesia as the basis for designing pronunciation teaching strategies for English lecturers. Using a qualitative methodology that attempts to investigate and understand human issues in a particular group (Harrison et al., 2017), 4 participants were interviewed. through semi-structured interview questions. The interviews were analyzed and compared along four dimensions of EFL English pronunciation mastery factors: motivation, attitude, first language pronunciation interference, and phonetic ability. The findings of this study provide evidence for lecturers on the importance of introducing pronunciation class in the English study program in the earlier years of study to improve students' English pronunciation ability. Implication and limitation of research are provided.

Keywords

EFL University Students, English Letters

Author Bio(s)

Dr. Toni Indrayadi, M.Pd. is a lecturer and researcher at the English Department of Institute Agama Islam Negeri Kerinci, Jambi, Indonesia, and an expert in research in English Language Teaching, Research Methodology, Speaking, and Pronunciation. He holds his doctoral degree from Jambi University in English Education. Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed directly to toniindrayadi2@gmail.com.

Daflizar, M.A., Ph.D. is a lecturer and researcher at the English department of Institute Agama Islam Negeri Kerinci, Jambi, Indonesia. He obtained his master’s and Ph.D. degrees from University of Canberra, Australia. His research interests include learner autonomy, language learning strategies, language teaching and learning, technology-based language learning, and language learning motivation. Correspondence regarding this article can be addressed directly to daflizar@yahoo.com.

Yoki Irawan, M.Pd. is a faculty member, Faculty of Education, Institute Agama Islam Negeri Kerinci, Jambi, Indonesia. Correspondence regarding this article can also be addressed directly to ykrwn09@gmail.com.

Helty, M.Pd. is a faculty member, Faculty of Education, Jambi University, Indonesia. Correspondence regarding this article can also be addressed directly to heltyasafri@unja.ac.id.

Acknowledgements

The authors would like to express deepest gratitude to the State Islamic Institute of Kerinci Rector for allowing to conduct the study, the third semester students of English department academic year 2019/2020 for willingness to participate in the study.

Publication Date

11-15-2021

Creative Commons License

This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.

DOI

10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4846

Recommended APA Citation

Indrayadi, T., Daflizar, D., Irawan, Y., & Helty, H. (2021). Indonesian EFL Students’ Difficulties in Recognizing English Letters. The Qualitative Report, 26(11), 3476-3491. https://doi.org/10.46743/2160-3715/2021.4846