The () and () Contrast as a Fossilized Pronunciation Error of Turkish Learners of English and Solutions to the Problem

The acquisition of [ : ] and [ ] vowel sounds of the English languageconstitutes a serious problem for Turkish learners of English. There are nopedagogically-developed specific materials or sample lesson plans in the literature toremedy the pronunciation difficulty brought about by [ : ] and [ ] vowel sounds ofthe English language. Therefore, this article aims at providing Turkish learners ofEnglish with pronunciation teaching material and a sample lesson on two problemcausing sounds like [ : ] and [ ] by using the audio-articulation method developedby Demirezen (2003, 2004).