A Survey Of Pronunciation Learning Strategies Among Efl Learners In Higher Education Context

Abstract

The purpose of this study is to identify the pronunciation learning strategies of EFL learners in Islamic University of Indonesia. This present study use quantitative research method & purposive sampling. The context of this research is pronunciation learning strategies of students in English Language Education. There are 82 students for all respondents in batch 2017. The instrument collecting data is "Strategies for Pronunciation Improvement (SPI)" consisting of 45 items that were adapted from (Eckstein, 2007; Sardegna, 2009a, 2009b, 2011, 2012). The analysis technique in this research is using descriptive analysis and the data were analyzed using SPSS and Microsoft Excel. The findings revealed that the majority of students employed Strategies for Improving Sounds (SIS), followed by Strategies for Improving Phrases (SIP), and the last is Strategies for Improving Polysyllabic Words (SIPW). Furthermore, recommendations were proposed: 1) the lecturer should first provide examples of how to read and practice the mouth movements or the rubber bands themselves; 2) the Department of English Language Education should provide facilities and infrastructure for learning pronunciation.