Exploring the problems of second language learners’ English pronunciation: A contrastive analysis of English and Oshiwambo (Oshikwanyama)
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2016
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University of Namibia
Abstract
English is the official language of Namibia. The majority of Namibians
have to learn English as a second language because their mother tongue
is either one of the Namibian indigenous languages or a different foreign
language. Learning English has been a challenge to many learners and
several studies attribute the high failure rate in Namibia to poor
proficiency in English. In particular, contrastive analysis studies attribute
some of the second language learners’ learning difficulties to their first
language influence on the target language, English. This study, also a
contrastive analysis, focuses on the difficulties which the native speakers
of Oshiwambo encounter in learning to speak English, with particular
reference to the Ovakwanyama. The study attempts to identify common
errors which Oshikwanyama speakers would make in English and
establishes the grounds for such errors. Finally, the study makes
suggestion for the intervention strategies to remedy the situation.
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Sohiwambo/ Oshikwanyama, English pronunciation, Contrastive analysis, Second language learners
Citation
Hamakali, H.P., & Mbenzi, P.A. (2016). Exploring the problems of second language learners’ English pronunciation: A contrastive analysis of English and Oshiwambo (Oshikwanyama). JULACE: Journal of the University of Namibia Language Centre, 1(1), 44-55.