IMPROVING STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION THROUGH TONGUE TWISTER TECHNIQUE AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMA NEGERI 1 KALITIDU

Widianti, Oktavia Dwi (2022) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION THROUGH TONGUE TWISTER TECHNIQUE AT THE ELEVENTH GRADE OF SMA NEGERI 1 KALITIDU. EDUTAMA. ISSN 2548-281X (Unpublished)

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Abstract

Pronunciation is truly important in English speaking activity since it can highly influence the meaning of utterances. If someone makes error in pronouncing some words in a sentence, it can disturb the communication, even it can be one of the factors which can lead to the conversation breakdown. In fact, there are many Indonesian students who find difficulties in comprehending English pronunciation because the words they have heard or spoken are often different with their written form. To cope those problems, the writer uses Tongue Twister as a technique to improve students’ pronunciation skill. By using this technique, it hopefully can make the students more enthusiastic and easier to master pronunciation of English. This research was classroom action research done through two cycles. The participants of this research were the eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Kalitidu Bojonegoro in the academic year of 2021/2022. The data were obtained by interviewing the english teacher, interviewing the students, observation, test, and documentation. The result of the study showed that there was improvement of students’ pronunciation after being taught by using Tongue Twister technique. This was proven by the students’ score that improved in every cycle, In the pre-cycle, the students’ average score was 57,85 and in the last cycle, there is cycle 2 students got 77,57. Based on the observation checklist result showed that students gave their positive responses by becoming more enthusiastic and actively. Key words: Pronunciation, Tongue Twister Technique

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