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Abstract
This research deals with the pronunciation problems of vowels that face the
Sudanese Arabic native speakers who learn French as a foreign language at the
tertiary level.
This research aims at identifying the problems faced by these students in the
pronunciation of the vowel sounds. The researcher uses the descriptive analytical
method to achieve the objective of the study because it is relevant to the nature of
the study.
The study is divided into three chapters: the first chapter deals with the theoretical
aspects which include the French vowels and their characteristics, and a comparison
between the system sounds of Arabic, English and French.
The second chapter talks about the material of academic study in terms of the number
of hours specifically hours of the phonetics and phonology, and the sample was
students from Omdurman Islamic University, the third level.
The third chapter singled out the analysis of the sample which included a text
presented to the students for the purpose of recording their reading of the text. The
students are selected randomly. The results of the study are as followings: students
have a significant weakness in the pronunciation the vowels of the French language
and the reason for this is due to lack of self-confidence, in addition to the number of
hours of teaching the sound system are inadequate, and students prefer to study this
subject by a native French professor as well. The difference between sound systems
of Arabic, English and French affect on how to pronounce and write them.
The study there for recommends: The numbers of hours for teachings phonology
are to be increased, making available teaching technology that assist in teaching
sound system of the French language such as language lab. Also it recommends
using error correction method such as (Le method verbo-tonal) and to diverse the
teaching sources such as songs and poetry.
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