THE USE OF JAVANESE-ENGLISH SIMILAR SOUNDS TO TEACH PRONUNCIATION

Abstract

Pronunciation is one of indicators that make up speaking skill. Without intelligible pronunciation, communication can be hindered. Javanese students, for instance, find it difficult to pronounce most of  English words because they tend to pronounce them the way they are written. As a result, their pronounciation sounds weird and it is quite likely that misunderstanding occurs between speaker and listener. Therefore, it is crucial to teach good pronunciation to students, particularly to those would-be teachers. One of the media to use is similar sounds existing in Javanese and English. The similarity of sounds between these two languages is expected to minimize pronunciation errors among Javanese students.

Keywords: teaching media, pronunciation, similar sounds