Write a thesis on a selected theoretical problem related to the English language teaching in Maldives.
Study on the Influence of the Mother Tongue on Students ' Pronunciation Expression and Understanding conducted in Aminiya school , Male
Abstract
In the thesis the problem of language interference is investigated . More specifically , the thesis observes how the mother tongue (Dhivehi affects students ' English pronunciation , expression and understanding . A learner 's English becomes foreign not because of all the mistakes made by the learner , but because of those particular ones , which are made under the influence of the learner 's mother tongue . Even in the case when a learner breaks the rules
and does not follow all the models prescribed by the Standard English dictionaries , the English language produced will not be considered foreign . But the thing , which makes one 's English obviously French or Maldivian English , is the pronunciation , or the way one expresses his /her thoughts and ideas , or the understanding affected by his /her mother tongue , or the mistakes made on the basis of untrue similarities with the mother tongue of the person . A number of particular mistakes of Maldivian English have been found out and recommendations are given how to prevent them in pronunciation , expression and understanding . The study uses test and observation to elicit the data and the comparison of two phonologic systems is used in data interpretation . The results show that Maldivian students experience the following difficulties caused by the influence of their mother tongue : phonetic errors (43 ,6 ) in pronunciation understanding of English idioms (49 ,6 , wrong positioning of adverbs and particles (54 ) in expression
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