This study discussed the influence of local language accent towards students’ English
pronunciation at English Department, UIN Antasari Banjarmasin, Tarbiyah and Teacher Training
Faculty. The research questions are 1) What are Banjarese sounds which give influence in
pronouncing English sounds? 2) What are Javanese sounds which give influence in pronouncing
English sounds? 3) What are Buginese sounds which give influence in pronouncing English
sounds?
Research design in this study was descriptive qualitative study. The subjects of this study
were English Education students whose local language accent is very thick and speak local
language in daily conversation. The instrument of this study was observation, test, and interview.
The data analysis was inductive.
The results of this study are: Banjarese students have a pronunciation effect on words
whose sounds are not found in their language, such as /f/, /v/, /ð/. Likewise, Javanese students they
have difficulty pronouncing words that have different sounds between Javanese and English such
as the words "Starbucks", "another", "themselves", etc. However, there are differences in students
from the Bugis ethnic group. Researchers did not find any effect on pronunciation, either from
consonants, vowels, or diphthongs