Iraqi EFL University Learners' Performance in using the sound (r)

Abstract

This study investigates the problem of Iraqi EFL university learners in using the sound /r/ as it is pronounced by American and British accents The present study aims at clarifying the sound /r/ in use, creating a good suitable atmosphere for good pronunciation inside class, and enabling the learners to distinguish between native speakers from those from other accents. In order to achieve the aims of the present study, the following hypotheses have been postulated: (1) Iraqi EFL learners often choose the wrong transcription of letter /r/ in words that given to them.(2) The mispronounce of the sound /r/. (3) Those learners do not distinguish sound /r /in American and British pronunciation