THE INFLUENCE OF ARABIC LETTER PRONUNCIATION MASTERY ON THE STUDENTS’ ABILITY ON PRONOUNCING CONSONANT θ AND ð IN THE EIGHTH GRADE STUDENTS OF MTS MA’ARIF AL- HUDA KALIABU IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2012/ 2013

Abstract

The objective of this research are to find out whether students’ Arabic letter pronounciation mastery influence students’ ability on pronouncing consonant  θ and  ð. Pronunciation is the production of sounds that we use to make meaning, (Yates, 2002: 7). The mean score of students’ Arabic letter pronunciation mastery is 76.46 and and it was belongs to good category. While students’ ability on pronouncing consonant θ and ð is 77.89 and it was belongs to good category. It can be concluded that students’ Arabic letter pronounciation mastery and students’ ability on pronouncing consonant θ and ð in the same level. The result of r-counted is higher than r-table (0.961> 0.235). It mean that students’ Arabic letter pronunciation mastery influences on the students’ ability on pronouncing consonant  θ and ð  of the eighth grade students of Mts Ma’arif  Al- Huda Kaliabu in academic year 2012/ 2013.

Keywords: Arabic letter pronunciation and English pronunciation