The objective of this research was to investigate the Javanese learners' difficulties
on English pronunciation and factors affecting their pronunciation in English
Education Department of Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto (UMP). The
researcher used survey as the research method. The population in this research
was 6th and gth semester students who had already passed pronunciation and
phonetics subject. Meanwhile the samples are those who had Javanese
background. The data was collected through pronunciation test in a form of audio
recording and interview. The major findings of this research are 1) the researcher
found that the Javanese learners of English encountered difficulties in
pronouncing 13 consonant sounds /3, v, 8, o, z, f, f, g, k, d, !f, 11 j/ and 17 vowel
sounds Ire, £;:), i:, ei, au, ;:}:, :J:, u:, v, I;:}, ;:}U, u, a:, I, U;:}, :JI, ail. While the rest, 14
English sounds, were clearly pronounced by the Javanese learners of English. 2)
Four factors; age, first language, exposure, and motivation did influence Javanese
students English pronunciation.