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This research aims to identify pronunciation errors position made by students in the English Education Study Program University of Bengkulu and the sound that had the highest error percentage. This research was a descriptive quantitative research. To collect data, the researcher took 19 students from 94 students of the 7th semester in the academic year 2020/2021. The pronunciation test used in this study consisted of 35 words, each of which had one of the seven fricative sounds tested. To analyze the data obtained, researcher used the Audacity application with the help of Google Translate application. Audacity is used to see the amplitude generated from students. Meanwhile, Google Translate is a tool for comparing received pronunciation and pronunciation produced by students. The results of this study revealed that the most pronunciation errors that made by students occurred in the final position when compared the initial and medial. In addition, among seven fricative sounds, / ? / was the highest percentage of errors with 78%. Based on the research results, it can be concluded that the students' pronunciation ability of fricative sounds not affected on the level of the semester is taken but it depends on the position and the fricative sound.
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Aggarwal Y.P. (2008). Science of educational research. Nirmal Book Agency.
Arikunto, S. (2003). Metodologi penelitian. Jakarta: Rhineka Cipta.
Arini, Y. (2009). Masalah-masalah pelafalan. Retrived January, 9th. 2014. Available at http://yustiarini.blogspot.com/2009/08/masalah-masalah-pelafalanpronunciation.html.
Fauzi, F. (2014). Error analysis of Sundanese English pronunciation on fricatives sound. Al-Tur??, 20(1), 199-217.
Giantari, K. (2020). An analysis of pronunciation recognition of –ed ending words by the students of English education study program of the University of Bengkulu. Journal of English Education and Teaching (JEET), 4(2), 278-293.
Hartoto, H. Y. (2010). The errors of English pronunciation among the second grade students of Tersono Junior High School Tersono Batang. Published Thesis. English Departement Faculty of Languages and Arts. University of Semarang.
Imanola, B. (2019). An analysis of the student’s pronunciation problems of English fricative consonants at the eleventh grade of SMAN 1 Kibang East Lampung. Published Thesis. Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty English Education Department. State Institute for Islamic Studies of Metro.
Irianto, N. A., Imranuddin, Syafrizal. (2018). An analysis of pronunciation errors of English consonants: /?/ and /Ð/ by the students of the English education study program of University of Bengkulu. Journal of English Education and Teaching (JEET), 2(3), 18-28.
James, C. (2013). Errors in language learning and use. New York. Routledge.
Making, M. B. (2017). Pronunciation errors in reading text made by second semester students at English literature department of Adab and Humanities Faculty 2016/2017 academic year. Published Thesis. English and Literature Department, Adab and Humanities Faculty Alauddin. Islamic University of Makassar.
Maulidiana, Y. (2020). An error analysis of English fricative sound pronounced by Gayonese students. Published Thesis. Fakultas Tarbiyah dan Keguruan. Universitas Islam Negeri Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh.
Nursalam., & Pariani, S. (2010). Pendekatan Praktis Metodologi Riset Keperawatan. Jakarta: CV Agung Seto.
Putra, F. P. (2019). An error analysis of English plosive and fricative consonants at vocational high schools. ejournal.bsi.ac.id. Vol. 11 (2). 141-150.
Rafael, A. M. D. (2012). Analysis on pronunciation errors made by first semester students of English department STKIP CBN. Jurnal Ilmiah Bina Bahasa, 12(1), 1-20.
Rustipa, K. (2009). English speech sounds [?, ð], [?, ?], [t?, d?]: how are they realized? Dinamika Bahasa & Budaya. Vol.3(2). 152-170.
Sugiarto, A. T. (2013). Pronunciation errors made by the fourth semester students. Published Thesis. Faculty of Humanities. Dian Nuswantoro University, Semarang.
Tussa’adah, N. (2018). The correlation between students’ pronunciation mastery and their speaking ability at the first semester of the eleventh grade of SMAN 1 Abung Pekurun Kotabumi North Lampung in the academic year of 2017/2018. Published Thesis. Tarbiyah and Teacher Training Faculty Raden Intan. Islamic University Lampung.