Abstract:    Nowadays，to master a communicable and fluent English is essential for contemporary college students. In our present process of learning English, the negative transfer of local native dialect has always influenced the majority of learners of English. This paper tries to survey the fact that how Nanjing dialect-influences the learners in their English pronunciation. Based on language learning transfer theory, this article uses some data collected from the native speakers, makes a detailed analysis how Nanjing dialect influences the native speakers pronunciation in the vowels, consonants and stress, for the purpose of arousing the attention of the learners in this aspect.

Key words： English; mother tongue; Nanjing dialect; negative transfer

CONTENTS

Abstract

中文摘要

1. Introduction1

2. The influence of Mother tongue and local dialects on English pronunciation.1

   2.1 A brief introduction of the Nanjing dialect2

   2.2 Negative transfer of Nanjing dialect on English pronunciation 2

    2.2.1 Vowel2

    2.2.2 Consonant.3

2.2.3 Tone.3

3. Strategies to avoid the negative transfer and improve the pronunciation 4

   3.1 Setting correct mental attitude to overcome the emotional factors4

   3.2 Learning English pronunciation systematically4

3.3 Improving listening and imitation training5    

4. Conclusion5

Bibliography6

Acknowledgements.7