Students’ Perception toward the Use of IPA Symbols in Pronunciation Class: An Empirical Study in EFL Classroom

Lia Maulia Indrayani, Rudi Suherman

2017

Abstract

The IPA symbol is one of the key elements in studying English. Being able to recognize the symbols is generally acknowledged can help the EFL students in identifying word at the level of pronunciation. This paper attempts to present the comprehensive pictures of what students, who are taking English education as their major at one of teacher training institution in Bandung, have in their mind toward the use of IPA symbols when they took Pronunciation class. It also aims to depict the students’ knowledge in regard with the IPA symbols, and its function according to their own perspective. This study will employ a qualitative descriptive research design embracing the characteristics of an empirical study. The data were obtained from two stage of questionnaires; close-ended and open–ended questionnaires and retrospective interview. The findings were expected to provide insight and suggest EFL lecturer to give more exposure on teaching IPA symbols to prospective EFL teachers. Teaching IPA symbols comprehensively will equip them with better pronunciation and help them in teaching pronunciation to their students in the foreseeable future.

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Indrayani L. and Suherman R. (2017). Students’ Perception toward the Use of IPA Symbols in Pronunciation Class: An Empirical Study in EFL Classroom.In The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE, ISBN 978-989-758-332-2, pages 219-223. DOI: 10.5220/0007164802190223


in Bibtex Style

@conference{conaplin and icollite17,
author={Lia Maulia Indrayani and Rudi Suherman},
title={Students’ Perception toward the Use of IPA Symbols in Pronunciation Class: An Empirical Study in EFL Classroom},
booktitle={The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE,},
year={2017},
pages={219-223},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0007164802190223},
isbn={978-989-758-332-2},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - The Tenth Conference on Applied Linguistics and The Second English Language Teaching and Technology Conference in collaboration with The First International Conference on Language, Literature, Culture, and Education - Volume 1: CONAPLIN and ICOLLITE,
TI - Students’ Perception toward the Use of IPA Symbols in Pronunciation Class: An Empirical Study in EFL Classroom
SN - 978-989-758-332-2
AU - Indrayani L.
AU - Suherman R.
PY - 2017
SP - 219
EP - 223
DO - 10.5220/0007164802190223