Pronunciation problems for Turkish learners in The voiced and unvoiced “TH” sounds hp

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do Turkish learners have difficulty In “TH” sounds why

No such a sound in Turkish language

The movement of tongue while articulating “th” sound in English

Both seem same visually, but.. Put your fingertips on your vocal cords Feel the vibration by your fingertips. If no vibration, unvoiced , if vibration voiced.

The unvoiced “TH” sound Thread-thunder-thermometer- Thief-thirteen-thank-thing Initial Birthday-toothpaste-nothing Mouthwash-earthquake Medial Earth-month-bath-path-teeth Tablecloth-math Final

Initial Medial Final The voiced “TH” sound These-them-the-that-this There -they Initial Brother-father-mother Weather-other-grandfather Medial Breathe-bathe-loathe cloth Final

“TH” SOUND PRACTICE FROM MY CLASSROOM

Underline the voiced “th” sound Soft & Hard TH Drill think   this  thought  thousand  together  thin author  that  arithmetic  then  month  though thumb  these   method  those  mouth  than they  tooth  thick  them  smooth  soothe  south think  there  thermometer  themselves  three neither  either  feather  theme  thou   thy   the  through  weather  breath  

Practice sentences: 1.There are three birds flying in the sky. 2. Look at these children! How happy they are! 3. My mother cooked a delicious cake for my birthday . 4. I don't know exactly what his job is, but it has something to do with computers. 5. I like both flavours, but I don't like them together . 6. Three thron of thermometers.

Tongue twisters ı can think of six thin things, but ı can think of six thick things too. One way to outthink others is to make them think you think you're not really thinking what you're trying to get them to think you think. Whether the weather is cold, Whether the weather is hot,

the voiced and unvoiced “th” sounds When they saw a clothes moth on the jacket that they wanted to buy, they thought that this would be cheaper than that having no. He stole the thesaurus that I bought from the thematic shop with his friend.

I think Beth is travelling North on the path. Pronunciation is rather fun. If you try another technique, think about the person you are talking with. That mother can’t breathe

The more practice we do, the more successfull we will be. 40 students were selected for both a pre-test and a post-test. The acquisition of the initial-medial-final unvoiced «TH» requires much more practices than we’ve thought. The more practice we do, the more successfull we will be. 10 male students from the eastern part of Turkey. (A) 10 male students from the western part of Turkey.(B) 10 female students from the eastern part of Turkey.(C) 10 female students from the western part of Turkey.(D)

Total grade is 100 pts. Initial unvoiced (th) sounds: 15 pts Total grade is 100 pts. Initial unvoiced (th) sounds: 15 pts. Medial unvoiced (th) sounds : 20 pts. Final unvoiced (th) sounds : 15 pts. -------------------------------------------------------- Initial voiced (th) sounds : 15 pts. Medial voiced (th) sounds: 20 pts. Final Voiced (th) sounds: 15 pts. Total : 100 pts.

The result of the pre-test of the voiced and unvoiced «TH» sounds: Table 1 Initial Unvoic. Medial unvoic. Final unvoic. Initial voiced Medial voiced Final voiced Total St. A 9 14 10 12 11 65 St. B 15 13 72 St. C 76 St. D 16 83

The result of the post-test of the unvoiced and voiced «TH» sounds Table 2 Initial Unvoced Medial Unvoi. Final Unvoic. Initial voiced Medial voiced Final voiced Total St. A: 11 15 10 69 St. B: 12 16 13 14 77 St. C: 82 St. D: 17 87

The progress the between pretest and the post-test in terms of qualitative test results: Table 3 The pretest The post-test The progress St. A: 65 69 04 St. B: 72 77 05 St. C: 76 82 06 St. D: 83 87

Training period: Those students were also trained in the voiced and unvoiced «th» sounds (Demircioğlu M.D: 2013, the importance of «th» sounds). The training period was two weeks in length. During that period, the students tried to gain the ability to comprehend and grasp the pronunciation and articulation of those sounds by putting the «th» sound exercises into practice.

The conclusion The male students, according to the quantity test results, from the eastern part of Turkey have shown less improvement when we compared to the results of the female students from the same part of Turkey. On the other hand, the female students from the western part of Turkey have shown more improvement than the male students from the same part of the country.

1) the reason why the female students from both east and west of Turkey are more succesfull than the male ones from the same areas in Turkey is that the majority of east-oriented female students also have been educated in the western part of Turkey. 2) the second factor is that the female students from both geographical areas are more interested in comprehending and understanding what they have just heard than the male students. Both female students believe that listening ability is the most effective skill to enhance the desire to learn pronunciation and articulation of the sounds in English.

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