Pelatihan Membaca Simbol Phonetiks dengan Kamus Oxford Sebagai Upaya Peningkatan Akurasi Pengucapan dalam Bahasa Inggris

Abstract

Mistakes and errors in pronunciation will affect meaning distribution of certain words. In other words, one might have different interpretation for a certain message because of mispronunciation. In communication using English, pronunciation issues are mostly triggered by irregularity of letters’ pronunciation in which the sounds might be different from the letters. It surely becomes a hindrance in classroom English learning. The use of Oxford dictionary employing phonetiks symbols can be an alternative to overcome mispronunciation problems. Different from common Indonesian-English dictionary, its contents are entirely presented in English. It offers certain challenges to students. Besides, students must also be able to read phonetiks symbols in order to pronounce words appropriately. This Community Service is aimed at introducing oxford dictionary as well as training students to read phonetiks symbols which are the reference in pronouncing English words correctly. During the workshop, students showed a great enthusiasm and all activities ran well. It is expected that form that point forward, students will be used to using Oxford dictionary and mispronunciation problems can be avoided.