Implementing English Pronunciation Application to Minimize Students' Error in Pronouncing Standard English Long and Short Vowels: A case study at One of Private University in Ciamis

Abstract

The pronunciation of English words by non-native English speakers creates a problem of habit. The causes of errors from different by non-English speakers, besides, there are several errors in English, one of which is phonological speech errors made by EFL learners. in this case the use of media, if used in complementing teaching and learning procedures will make teaching English better and more effective, and will also improve students' ability to understand and experiment with language. Therefore, the researcher examines the application of English pronunciation applications in learning English pronunciation at one of the universities in Ciamis. This study aimed to explore the use of English pronunciation software to overcome students' errors in pronouncing long and short vowels and to find out students' perceptions on the use of the application. This qualitative case study research was conducted at one of the universities in Ciamis. The sample of this research was a lecturer of Standard English Pronunciation courses and 18 students. The researcher used two instruments in this study, it was online class observations and closed-ended questionnaires. The result showed that the use of English pronunciation software was quite effective in learning English as a foreign language process since it eases the teacher to provide learning activities. Further, the method also affected the students’ pronunciation skills and motivated them to practice pronouncing long and short vowels