CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 General Background
English
is one of the most widely used international languages. It has been spread all
over the world and it plays an important role in global communication. It is
just because many counties have English as their mother tongue and as the official
language. Consequently, English is used as a means daily communication of their
citizens. Besides, it is obviously
proved that English is mostly used as a means of communication in international
contact.
Language
is not only used for daily conversation but also used in education, research
and science both spoken and written.
Considering those function of language, people study language both formal and
informal. In Indonesia, English is taught as the first
foreign language from Junior high school students up to University. Now, it has
also been introduced to Elementary school students, as one of the main subjects
should be learned. As the first foreign language, English is considered
difficult to learn by Indonesian
students, since they have been speaking their mother tongue since their
childhood.
As
a means of communication, English like any other languages is primarily spoken,
while the written from is secondary since it is just a representation of what
is actually spoken.Because of the different areas with various conditions, culture, and social background,
people speak different languages, which are only used to communicate with their
own respective group. Accordingly, they
face some problems when they want to communicate with people from other group
that speak a different language. Therefore, they must understand the language
of the people they want to communicate with in order to understand each other.
Every
language has its own characteristics such as structures, vocabulary, or sound
systems, which may be different from those in other language. English, in this
case, has its own features in pronunciation, which are different from those of the
learner’s own language. Learners should know how to pronounce English words
naturally. However, it is not easy for them to learn the pronunciation problems
faced by the learners may be easily
understood. Since their childhood, they have been speaking their own mother
tongue, which has been deeply implanted in them as part of their habits.
Language
means that you can both create communication that has meaning that we choose
and interpret the meaning of others when they
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