tailieunhanh - Báo cáo " Mistake or Vietnamese English "

It is undeniable that English has become the most popular foreign language in Vietnam nowadays. Nevertheless, among the millions of people speaking English in Vietnam, there are many people who make mistakes in pronunciation. This creates some typical features of so-called “Vietnamese English”. This paper focuses on the mistakes made by Vietnamese users of English when pronouncing the four English sounds /∫/, / /, / / and / /. Reasons for the mistakes and some tentative suggestions to mitigate the problem are then discussed. The mistakes are identified in terms of both wrong manner of articulation and wrong. | VNU Journal of Science Foreign Languages 25 2009 41-50 Mistake or Vietnamese English Duong Thi Nu Department of Foreign Languages for Specific Purposes College of Foreign Languages Vietnam National University Hanoi Pham Van Dong Street Cau Giay Hanoi Vietnam Received 25 September 2008 Abstract. It is undeniable that English has become the most popular foreign language in Vietnam nowadays. Nevertheless among the millions of people speaking English in Vietnam there are many people who make mistakes in pronunciation. This creates some typical features of so-called Vietnamese English . This paper focuses on the mistakes made by Vietnamese users of English when pronouncing the four English sounds J 3 Ự and . Reasons for the mistakes and some tentative suggestions to mitigate the problem are then discussed. The mistakes are identified in terms of both wrong manner of articulation and wrong place of articulation of the sounds. It is argued that the mistakes can be explained in terms of inadequate knowledge of the articulation of the sounds and more importantly the interference of the mother tongue. Suggestions for effective ways to overcome the difficulty include careful instruction in how to pronounce the sounds comparative and contrastive analysis of the phonetic features of the sounds in English and those of the similar sounds in Vietnamese and more emphasis on drills and practice. 1. Rationale The English language has become the international language for communication and is used widely in many countries in the world. In Vietnam English is the most popular foreign language to be used as a means of communication. English is spoken by many Vietnamese and is considered a necessity for those who are studying or doing research and for those who are working in places like foreign companies holiday resorts banks such as ANZ Bank and Commonwealth Bank hotels souvenir shops universities colleges schools and other public places. Tel. 84-4-37549073. E-mail duongnunncn@