Investigation Into The Problems Encountered By Students In Mastering English Language Stress

Background

As we know English language has become an international language, so the medium of communication through which people are connected to each other. In this study

The researcher have tried to present new techniques of teaching and learning stress in English language as a crucial part in mastering English language stress. Many students think that learning English depends solely on knowing English grammar and vocabulary. However, studying language is much depends on mastering all skills. On the other hand, oral skills primarily focus on having accurate pronunciation, in particular the phenomenon of stress subordination to the property of individual segments, but rather reflect a hierarchical rhythmic. After a long period of time the study of stress has become as subject of a considerable interest and received a large amount of attention. Many students think that learning English is about learning, consonant, vowels and vocabulary.

Statement of the problem

The problem which the present study attempts to investigate is that the students of Sudan University of Science and Technology college of Graduate studies MA programmed in ELT do not fully aware of using English stress and faces many difficulties to master English stress. Therefore, the study is conducted to carry out pedagogical theory of English stress.

Significance of the study

This study is considered a significant for the following reasons

1. The importance of this study comes from the necessity of mastering stress and English pronunciation as well.

2. Providing a new method to attain high position in teaching and learning English pronunciation.

3. It helps in providing the researchers with background information.

4. Encouraging the proficiency of using audio-visual aids as assistant tool in teaching and learning English stress.

Objectives of the study

The study tries to realize the following objectives:

1. Investigate on the major problem that hinds mastering English language stress.

2. Encourage using audio visual means in instructing English pronunciation as a whole and English rhythmic in a particular.

3. Test the hypothesis of a causal relationship variable in special groups.

4. Enlarge learners' capacity to understand English the use of English language stress.

Questions of the Study

The study will provide answers for the following questions:

1. What are the problems that encounter the university students in mastering the use of English language stress?

2. To what extent do the use of audio-visual aids affects positively on learners' performance and competence?

Hypotheses of the Study

The study has the following hypotheses:

1. Mastering English language stress is a difficult task to be used effectively by students without paying too much effort.

2. Using audio-visual aids as a medium of learning English pronunciation affect positively in language teaching and learning.

Methodology of the Study

The study will be analyzed by a descriptive analytical method in nature. The data will be collected via the following instruments A questionnaire for students of MA programmed in ELT The data will be analyzed by SPSS and the results are going to be presented in percentage so as to achieve the reliability and validity of the tests.

limits of the study

The study is limited to students of Sudan University of Science and Technology faculty of Graduate studies MA programmed in ELT Department of languages. In the academic year (2016) – (2017)