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The research work looked into the interference of L1 on L2 pronunciation in English in T.I. Ahmadiyya Junior High School 1A students, Asante Mampong. It discussed related works on the topic, the importance of pronunciation in English and motivation for the teaching of pronunciation. The work also discussed among other things students’ reasons for not taking this aspect of the English language seriously. They attributed this lack of seriousness on their part to various reasons among which are inability to express themselves in the English language, late exposure to the sounds of the English language, inadequate learning materials, textbooks, and the greatest part being the influence of the mother tongue. The research revealed some of the causes of L1 interference on L2 pronunciation as; absences of sounds, spelling pronunciation and free variation of sounds. The results of the study proved that most students have so many challenges with respect to English. The author of this work used qualitative method of research in this study. This is because, it is said to be the most appropriate method when undertaking a research work in languages. The framework of this dissertation was the use of Contrastive Analysis to look at the challenges confronting students and teachers of English in T.I. Ahmadiyya Junior High School, Asante Mampong with respect to pronunciation.
ANNOH, R (2021). L1 INTERFERENCE ON L2 PRONUNCIATION: A CASE STUDY OF T.I AHMADIYYA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 1A, ASANTE MAMPONG. Afribary. Retrieved from https://track.afribary.com/works/l1-interference-on-l2-pronunciation-a-case-study-of-t-i-ahmadiyya-junior-high-school-students-1a-asante-mampong
ANNOH, ROSINA "L1 INTERFERENCE ON L2 PRONUNCIATION: A CASE STUDY OF T.I AHMADIYYA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 1A, ASANTE MAMPONG" Afribary. Afribary, 22 Mar. 2021, https://track.afribary.com/works/l1-interference-on-l2-pronunciation-a-case-study-of-t-i-ahmadiyya-junior-high-school-students-1a-asante-mampong. Accessed 27 Nov. 2024.
ANNOH, ROSINA . "L1 INTERFERENCE ON L2 PRONUNCIATION: A CASE STUDY OF T.I AHMADIYYA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 1A, ASANTE MAMPONG". Afribary, Afribary, 22 Mar. 2021. Web. 27 Nov. 2024. < https://track.afribary.com/works/l1-interference-on-l2-pronunciation-a-case-study-of-t-i-ahmadiyya-junior-high-school-students-1a-asante-mampong >.
ANNOH, ROSINA . "L1 INTERFERENCE ON L2 PRONUNCIATION: A CASE STUDY OF T.I AHMADIYYA JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS 1A, ASANTE MAMPONG" Afribary (2021). Accessed November 27, 2024. https://track.afribary.com/works/l1-interference-on-l2-pronunciation-a-case-study-of-t-i-ahmadiyya-junior-high-school-students-1a-asante-mampong