SLIPS OF THE EARS: STUDY ON VOWEL PERCEPTION IN INDONESIAN LEARNERS OF ENGLISH
ABSTRACT: Slips of the ears
leads to speakers’ misperception and misunderstanding. It hints at communication failure between the
speaker and the listener. Yet, linguists have not conducted full investigation
on this matter. This research is designed to identify vowel sounds misperceived
by Indonesian learners of English. Moreover, it examines the bearing of context
and the causes of slips of the ears among those learners. A Questionaire and
listening tests were used for data collection. The questionaire was employed to
explore the respondents’ personal information. Analysis of the data commence
with the identification of vowel sounds that are misperceived by the
respondents. It guides the research to find the mean and percentage of
listening test with and without context. The research provides strong evidence
that context has a positive influence on learners’ comprehension of words.
Accordingly, the research comes to the point that the causes of slips of the
ear are interlingual and extralingual factors.
Author: Arum Perwitasari
Journal Code: jpantropologigg130007
