The Effects of Listening a Text From a Native Speaker on Pronunciation

Abstract

This study mainly explored the effects of listening a text from a native speaker on pronunciation. This study also investigated the contributions of internet sources, specifically audiobooks, to the language learning process. The participants are 20 secondary school students. In this study, an audiobook and its sound recording were used. In order to collect data, the teacher previously determined 20 words which are mostly mispronounced by students. While the students were reading the text, the teacher noted which of them wrongly pronounced. Then, in two weeks time, they listened the text at different times. While the students were reading aloud the text one by one, this time the teacher checked the words they pronounced wrongly before. The findings suggested that after the students' exposition to a native speaker, their mispronunciation of the words were mostly corrected. Generally, the findings imply that listening a text from a native speaker has a positive effect on pronunciation.