International Journal of Academic Multidisciplinary Research (IJAMR)   Year: 2024 | Volume: 8 | Issue: 2 | Page No.: 56-61 Identifying the Level of Vowel Sound Pronunciation of Criminology Students Download PDF Leahvil Chrisjunren V. Gonzales, Princess Ace L. Maglangit, Princess Jane A. Ayawon, Sean Jevronn B. Victoriano, Dayanara R. Gaan, Alfer Jann D. Tantog Abstract: This study aimed to identify the level of vowel sound pronunciation difficulties of criminology students in terms of front, central and back vowels, conducted in one of the private institutions in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. Purposive sampling was used, which included 36 participants. This study utilized a descriptive quantitative design through a pronunciation test using validated reading material composed of 90 words. Findings revealed that the level of vowel sound pronunciation difficulties of the criminology students in terms of the front vowels as shown in Table 3 are the following; [i] is Fair, [I] is Poor, [e] is Good and [?] is Fair. Meanwhile in Table 5, the students obtained a Poor level in the vowel sound [?], [a] is Fair, [u] Fair, [U] is Poor, [?] is Fair and [o] is Fair. However, the participants encountered less difficulty in the central vowel as they pronounced the word list correctly and got a higher average of 26.08 labelled as Very Good shown in Table 4. Hence, how they pronounce English words is influenced by the similarity of their native phonemes.