<![CDATA[This study investigates phonological interference from Madurese into English, focusing on word stress patterns among EFL students. The research aims to identify the forms of interference and the types of errors produced in students’ pronunciation. This study employed a qualitative research design involving third-semester students of the English Education Department at Universitas Islam Madura. The data were collected through observation, audio recording of students’ dialogue performances, and documentation using phonetic transcription. The analysis followed an interactive model consisting of data organization, data reduction, coding, and categorization of errors based on types of word stress and intonation patterns. The findings reveal that students frequently experience errors in word stress, including first-syllable dominance, misplaced stress, flat stress, and unclear stress. These errors significantly influence the production of intonation patterns, resulting in flat, unstable, and premature falling intonation. The results indicate that the interference is mainly caused by the transfer of the Madurese phonological system, which is syllable-timed, into English, which is stress-timed.]]>
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