Formulation of the problem The objective of the problem Significance of the study Outline of the Report

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1.4 Formulation of the problem

In line with the limitation presented in the previous section, the problem of the study are formulate as follows: a. What kinds of pronunciation errors on vowels and intonations are made by the students of TERSONO I junior high school of Tersono Batang? b. What are the causes the English pronunciation errors on vowels and intonations made by the eight grade students of TERSONO I Junior High School of Tersono Batang?

1.5. The objective of the problem

The study of this field is limited with the following objectives: a. To describe the pronunciation errors on vowels and intonations made by the students of TERSONO I junior high school. b. To analyze and discuss the sources of errors of English vowels and intonation sounds in the relation to Indonesian language sounds experienced by the second grade students of TERSONO I junior high school of Tersono Batang.

1.6 Significance of the study

In the objectives of the study are attained; the following advantages are expected to be obtained: a. The result can give information for the junior high school’s teacher to improve and develop English language teaching. 7 b. For the sake of the development of language teaching program, this study can give contribution to further studies in the field.

1.8 Outline of the Report

This study with the title “ The Errors of English Pronunciation Among the Second Grade Students of Tersono Junior High School Tersono Batang” is divided into five chapters: Chapter one is introduction. In this chapter I explain the background of the study, identification of the problem, statement of the problem, formulation of the problem, the objectives of the problem, significance of the study, and definition of the key terms. The second chapter is review of the related literature. In this chapter I discuss the definition of error, significance of error, rule of pronunciation in learning, error in pronunciation, and conceptual framework. The third chapter is the research method. In this chapter, I would present place and time of the research, research method, population and sample, research, data collection technique, and data analysis technique. The fourth chapter is research finding. In this chapter, I describe description of the data, description and interpretation of errors of the learner’s pronunciation, description and interpretation of the sources of the learner’s Pronunciation Errors. The fifth chapter is conclusions and suggestion. 8 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF THE RELATED LITERATURE In this chapter, some theories about errors and pronunciation presented based on several books and articles from libraries or internet as references. The explanation from general to detailed one will be presented here.

2.1 Definition of Error