An analysis of pronunciation by burundian learners of English a case study of some secondary schools in makamba province
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A thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the awward of the degree "Licence en langue et littérature Anglaises"
Résumé,
The present study investigates areas of pronunciation which proves to be difficult to some Burundian learners of English. The study proves that some Burundian learners of English as a Foreign Language, are influenced by their L1 and L2. To take up this study, the researcher asked himself three questions. For the first question, he wanted to know whether there are, in English, some speech sounds which are not in learner's L1 and L2. Secondaly, he wanted to know if the speech sounds do not cause the learner difficulities in the learning process.
Thirdly and last, he wanted to know the characteristics of the English spoken by Burundian learners.
In his investigation, the researcher used oral tests and teachers questionnaire. From the research, it is obvious that the learners have difficulties of some strange English speech sounds to which they are not used in their L1 and L2. The researcher finds out that in the learning process, the English spoken by Burundian learners is characterized by negative transfer, approximation and overgeneralization.
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