The Interference of Mother Tongue/Native Language in One's English Language Speech Production

Abstract

English language is the second most important langu age in Malaysia, after Bahasa Malaysia as the country's national language. As Mal aysia is a multicultural country with diverse cultures, speaking like those native speakers does not seem to be crucial. Speaking in English can prove to be a challenging task to the English l anguage learners, especially if they do not have a good command of the language. This study is meant to seek the mother tongue/ native language influence on one's speech production. Apar t from investigating whether translation is employed in speech production, it also studies whet her competency in the language helps in speech production. To execute the study, 16 Form 4 students from 2 rural areas of Sarawak are chosen as the respondents. Observation on speech pr oduction serves as the research instrument, which is then validated by the interview session. F rom the findings, it is found out that mother tongue interferes in students' speech production. Iaddition, they employ translation method although they denote the importance of English lang uage. Moreover, they regard speaking skill as the most difficult skill in English language. To conclude, more actions should be taken in order to promote fluency in speech production of th e second language.

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