NON-NATIVE ENGLISH SPEAKERS’ AWARENESS OF ASSIMILATION IMPLEMENTATION IN THEIR PRONUNCIATION PRACTICE

Abstract

This study is intended to discuss the phenomenon occurring in phonological regulation, mainly assimilation. The  study attempts to analyze the manners and types of assimilation that occur in non-native English speakers? pronunciation practice and to know the awareness of the students in the implementation of assimilation. This is a case study that employed a qualitative method with a descriptive approach through interviews and observation. The participant of this study is nine students of the non-English study of Garut Technology of the institute. The participants are chosen by using the  purposive  sampling technique. In the process of collecting data, students are given the transcript of speeches to be pronounced and the  words  and phrases are classified based on the manners and types of assimilation. The study reveals that the manners and types of assimilation mostly appearing in speakers? pronunciation practice are coalescent assimilation and the rest  are  progressive, regressive, and full assimilations. It shows that most  students  of the non-English study of Garut Technology of Institute have not fully been aware of the implementation of assimilation in their pronunciation practice. The implication of this study is to explore the importance of assimilation to help student lighten their English pronunciation when they speak at a rapid speed.