Causes of Dental Sound Pronunciation Problems of University Students

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For many years now, there are a significant number of students making pronunciation mistakes, especially dental sounds. In many previous studies, researchers found the difficulty in pronouncing dental. Therefore, the aim of this study was to find out the reason why students had difficulty in pronouncing dental sounds. Twenty - five students from different majors of Nam Can Tho and Tay Do University were selected to participate in this study. An interview was used as an instrument for this survey. The results of the research revealed that the reasons given in the interview are caused by themselves. In general, the causes were from both objective and subjective causes, but subjective causes were mainly. However, they still tried to overcome these causes to improve and become more proficient in pronouncing dental sounds. From the findings of the study, some suggestions were given to help teachers and students in teaching and learning pronunciation of dental sounds.

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