The Acquisition of Phonetic Details. Difficulties of the English Pronunciation for German Second Language Speakers and Teaching Suggestions

Hausarbeit , 2019 , 13 Seiten , Note: 1,7

Didaktik für das Fach Englisch - Pädagogik, Sprachwissenschaft

Nowadays, it seems perfectly normal to many Germans using English words in daily conversations, however, on the level of pronunciation, it is common to stick to the German sound system. Yet, there are language learners who know about the different phonological patterns of the two languages.

To understand the reasons why German second language learners face difficulties pronouncing English sounds, this term paper focuses on potential areas of concern. English words are placed into the context of the native language and are characterized by its foreign-sounding accent. This accent is defined as a which give information on a person’s social background and indicate. At the same time, pronunciation itself while the pronunciation of individual sounds does not make a difference in meaning in the German language, it can have a distinctive function in the English language. Many language learners, however, are not aware of this contradiction between their first language and the target language and therefore, tend to pronounce English words incorrectly.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction

2. Phonetic Performance in Second Language Acquisition

3. First Language Interference
3.1 Differences in the Phonemic Inventory
3.1.1 Problems with /0/ and /ö/
3.1.2 Problems with /w/
3.2 Devoicing of Final Voiced Obstruents

4. Perspectives for Language Teaching

5. Conclusion

6. List of References

• Note: 1,7
• Autor: Chiara Alina Sachwitz (Autor:in)
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2019
• Seiten: 13
• Katalognummer: V1132640
• ISBN (eBook): 9783346533692
• ISBN (Buch): 9783346533708
• Sprache: Englisch
• Schlagworte: Applied Linguistics, L2, German Second Language, Teaching, Suggestions, Teaching Suggestions, Phonetics, Pronunciation, English, Difficulties