The purposes of this study included 1) to study the problems of the English pronunciation of Bachelor of Arts third year students at Faculty of Humanities, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, 2) to propose the resolution of English pronunciation problems of Bachelor of Arts third year students at Faculty of Humanities, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University. The study is a mixed method researches between a quantitative method and qualitative method. A questionnaire is used for collecting quantitative data from 35 students who are studying In Bachelor of Arts at Faculty of Humanities, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University. And in-depth interview was used for collecting qualitative data from 5 key informants. For analyzing quantitative data statistics including Frequency, Percentage, Mean and Standard Deviation is used and a content analysis is used for analyzing qualitative data.
The result of research has been found that:
After doing this research, entitled “The English Pronunciation of Bachelor of Arts Third Year Students at Faculty of Humanities, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University.” The researcher found many points as shown below.
1. From a study of Students’ attitudes to the English Pronunciation, the researcher collected and analyzed data from questionnaire was found that It is very hard to understand the rule of pronunciation with the highest mean at 3.34, pronunciation is not useful for real life with mean at 3.20, Pronunciation is created for native speakers with mean at 3.20, It is not important to learn pronunciation with mean at 3.03, they are bored and tired when pronunciation subject starts with mean at 3.03, they are not interested to learn English pronunciation with mean 2.91, and they are always sleep when they have to learn English pronunciation in the least number of 2.77.
2. From a study of Students’ methods of learning English Pronunciation, the researcher collected and analyzed data from questionnaire found that they further practice by themselves after learning pronunciation from class with the highest mean at3.57, they try to look at dictionaries when they do not know how to pronounce words with mean at3.51, they try so hard to learn pronunciation subject, they always note down on their pocket book when they get a new word, they ask their foreign friend if they do not know that word with mean at3.49, and they always read English newspaper to improve pronunciation with the least number of 3.14.
3. Regarding an investigation of the Students’ difficulties in learning the English Pronunciation, the researcher collected and analyzed data from questionnaire found that they do not have devices to help them in practicing pronunciation with the highest mean at 3.34, they do not know phonetic symbols so they do not know how to practice their pronunciation with mean at 3.29, When they try to practice pronunciation, someone laughs at them with mean at 3.23, they have negative thinking in English pronunciation with mean at 3.11, they do not have much time to practice the English pronunciation with mean at 2.97, English pronunciation is not for them with the least number of 2.91.
4. In respect of Teachers’ roles to students of developing the English Pronunciation, the researcher collected and analyzed data from questionnaire found that when teachers teach English pronunciation they do not understand at all with the highest number of 3.34, they do not have teachers that can make clearly in pronunciation with mean at 3.20, Teachers do not emphasize about pronunciation with mean at 3.17, Teachers do not have strategy in teaching pronunciation with mean at 3.09, Teachers do not teach me with mean at 3.06, and Teachers do not allow them ask when they have a question in pronunciation with the least number of 2.89.
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