This study aims to explore the influence of students' local accents on their English
speaking abilities at Darunnajat Modern Islamic Boarding School, Bumiayu. Using
approach, the research investigates how students from ethnographic a qualitative
and including Javanese, Sundanese, Lampungese various regional backgrounds
navigate English speaking practices influenced by their local phonological patterns.
interviews, Data were collected through participant observation, semi-structured
Kulliyatul Mu'allimin Al- analysis with selected sixth-grade and document
Islamiyyah students. Findings show that local accents significantly affect students'
in formal and rhythm, often leading to challenges intonation, pronunciation,
students demonstrate adaptive contexts. Despite these challenges, communication
and exposure to English media. peer assistance, such as code-switching, strategies,
reduced confidence, Thematic analysis reveals that while some students experience
students' others accept their accents as a form of cultural identity. Moreover,
fluency, while prefer native-like English vary; some of non-standard perceptions
research contributes to a broader and comfort. This intelligibility others prioritize
and multilingual learning in multicultural of English language understanding
approaches pedagogical of inclusive the importance It emphasizes environments.
and support effective communication backgrounds linguistic that value students'
over accent conformity.
school, Local accent, boarding La Ielamic