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    “The interference of the Spanish mother tongue on English pronunciation in University students”
    (Ecuador : Pujilí : Universidad Técnica de Cotopaxi (UTC), 2024-08) Pinto Paucar, Dennis Andrés; Rosario Domínguez, Jhon Dennis; Tovar Viera, Vicente Rodrigo
    This research explores the interference of the Spanish mother tongue in the English pronunciation of university students. This study focused on a group of Spanish-speaking university students. The main objective was to analyze the interference that students faced with the Spanish mother tongue in their English pronunciation in the first semester at the Technical University of Cotopaxi in the period March - August in the year 2024. The methodology employed a mixed approach, incorporating qualitative descriptions and quantitative measures through a recorded pronunciation test that was used as an instrument. 10 participants were selected through convenience sampling. The age was between 18 and 20 years old. Students were asked to read a list of words in English, these words were selected according to their level of English. Patterns of phonetic substitution and omission were documented, revealing common areas of difficulty that align with the linguistic features in Spanish. The findings indicated that certain phonemes in Spanish lack direct equivalents in English, leading to notable pronunciation errors that can hinder comprehension. Furthermore, the research highlighted persistent problems such as vowel reduction and simplification of consonant clusters that differ between the two languages. Finally, this study contributed to the field of applied linguistics by providing insight into the specific challenges faced by Spanish-speaking learners of English.