Institutional Repository | Satya Wacana Christian University: Beliefs and Attitudes Toward English Pronunciation of First Year Students in Interpersonal Speaking Course
BELIEFS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
OF FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN INTERPERSONAL SPEAKING
COURSE
Anatasya Rivona Uneputty
Abstract
The objective of the present study is to investigate the beliefs and attitudes of first
year students in Interpersonal Speaking Course of English Department of Satya Wacana
Christian University. For this objective, twenty-one students who are enrolled in
Interpersonal Speaking Course were selected. The study addressed the following research
questions: 1) What are first year students of interpersonal speaking class of English
Department in Satya Wacana Christian University beliefs and attitudes toward pronunciation
in English speaking? 2) What are their beliefs and attitudes towards native and non-native
pronunciation also accents of English? The semi-structured interviews were performed to
collect the data and there are about thirteen to fifteen items provided in the interview
transcript to reach the purpose of this study. The results showed that participants are tend to
aspired, appreciated as well as preferred to have native-like pronunciation to the non-native
one; even though the majority of them are completely fine and revealed positive attitude
towards others who speaks non-native pronunciation. Another findings revealed the
relationship between participant’s positive attitude and their motivation in especially
improving own ability in English speaking and pronunciation where respondents are
positively viewed the fluent speakers especially among their friends and as a result, they
admitted to become motivated and believed that if their friends can reach such fluency. The
present’s study findings hopefully can contribute a better knowledge for students to take
special consideration of their pronunciation skill as well as enabled teacher to have a better
perception on these learners’ attitudes that could greatly affect the acquisition process of the
students.
Keywords: attitudes, learning beliefs, adolescence, pronunciation, speaking, interpersonal
speaking
OF FIRST YEAR STUDENTS IN INTERPERSONAL SPEAKING
COURSE
Anatasya Rivona Uneputty
Abstract
The objective of the present study is to investigate the beliefs and attitudes of first
year students in Interpersonal Speaking Course of English Department of Satya Wacana
Christian University. For this objective, twenty-one students who are enrolled in
Interpersonal Speaking Course were selected. The study addressed the following research
questions: 1) What are first year students of interpersonal speaking class of English
Department in Satya Wacana Christian University beliefs and attitudes toward pronunciation
in English speaking? 2) What are their beliefs and attitudes towards native and non-native
pronunciation also accents of English? The semi-structured interviews were performed to
collect the data and there are about thirteen to fifteen items provided in the interview
transcript to reach the purpose of this study. The results showed that participants are tend to
aspired, appreciated as well as preferred to have native-like pronunciation to the non-native
one; even though the majority of them are completely fine and revealed positive attitude
towards others who speaks non-native pronunciation. Another findings revealed the
relationship between participant’s positive attitude and their motivation in especially
improving own ability in English speaking and pronunciation where respondents are
positively viewed the fluent speakers especially among their friends and as a result, they
admitted to become motivated and believed that if their friends can reach such fluency. The
present’s study findings hopefully can contribute a better knowledge for students to take
special consideration of their pronunciation skill as well as enabled teacher to have a better
perception on these learners’ attitudes that could greatly affect the acquisition process of the
students.
Keywords: attitudes, learning beliefs, adolescence, pronunciation, speaking, interpersonal
speaking