Babkina, V. (2018). Phonological interference of mother tongue over the English

participants of my investigation, for their positive attitude and all the 
effort to do their best in the classroom. I would moreover like to thank 
my loved ones, who have supported me throughout the entire process.
 
 
 
 
 
 

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RESUMEN ANALÍTICO 
Título: 
Phonological interference of mother tongue over the English language 
consonant sounds pronunciation: a case of Peruvian learners of English. 
Autor: 
Veronika Babkina 
Asesor de tesis:
Dr. Majid Safadaran Mosazadeh
Tipo de tesis: 
Tesis de Maestría
Título al que se opta: 
Magíster en educación
 
Institución: 
Universidad de Piura. Facultad de Ciencias de la educación 
Palabras claves: 
Pronunciation, phonological interference mother tongue, 
consonant sounds
Descripción:
The thesis to obtain the Master´s degree in Education is dedicated 
to the problem of the negative interference of mother tongue over the 
pronunciation of some English language consonant sounds among Peruvian 
EFL learners.
Contenido:
The present investigation is divided into two main parts. The first 
part, the research, is dedicated to selecting and analysing the cases of 
phonological interference of the Peruvian learners´ mother tongue over their 
English language consonant sounds pronunciation. The second part, the 
intervention, is dedicated to the application of specific pronunciation practice 

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and instructions and the improvement in pronunciation of the targeted English 
language consonant sounds among Peruvian EFL learners of the sample group. 
Metodología
: The present investigation adheres to quantitative investigation of 
quasi-experimental type (with control and experimental (sample) groups).
Conclusions: The results of the intervention demonstrated that phonological 
interference of the mother tongue can be successfully dealt with by means of 
applying appropriate practice in the language classroom.