Investigating the Phenomenon of the Interference of the Shawiya Language on the Pronunciation of English as a Foreign Language The Case of EFL learners of Abbes LaghrourUniversity at Khenchela whose L1 is purely Shawiya.
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2019
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UNIVERSITY OF ABBES LAGHROUR-KHENCHELA
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This study is an attempt to explore the role of the Shawiya language as a mother tongue into
acquiring English as a foreign language. Of specific focus is in which way there is an
interference of Shawiya regarding the pronunciation of English, and more restrictively the
phonological aspects. For that purpose, using a questionnaire (for learners) and an interview
(withteachers) for data collection, a descriptively-based quantitative approach is adopted.
Results revealed that not only is there a negative interference of Shawiya, but a deep one.
Further, Shawiya has both positive and negative effects depending on the linguistic distances
in terms of similarities and differences with English. However, both of English as a foreign
language (EFL) teachers and students confirmed that the Shawiya language has a more of a
positive impact. The findings also indicate that such effects touch upon the pronunciation
aspect to a very large extent as the majority of the participant learners' views appear to
promote this orientation.