An analysis of students’ ability in pronunciation at grade VII SMP N 5 Padangsidimpuan

Siregar, Rohimah (2017) An analysis of students’ ability in pronunciation at grade VII SMP N 5 Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

The research was taken based on fact that most of students SMP N 5 Padangsidimpuan in pronouncing vowels are incorrectly. Many students had difficulties in pronouncing words. The researcher wanted to analyze the students’ ability in pronunciation at grade VII SMP N 5 Padangsidimpuan. The objectives of the research were too describe students’ ability in words pronunciation at grade VII SMP N 5 Padangsidimpuan, to found the students’ difficulties in words pronunciation at grade VII SMP N 5 Padangsidimpuan, to know the teachers’ solution to overcome students’ difficulties in words pronunciation at grade VII SMP Negeri 5 Padangsidimpuan The research used Descriptive Qualitative Methods. The data taken from test, the technique of the collecting data with the test as followed, the researcher gave the test to students to pronounce some word and record the process then the researcher described words by transcribing the recording pronunciation.Beside the test, the researcher took the data from interview. The result was found that students’ ability in pronunciation at grade VII SMP N 5 Padangsidimpuan was enough score 44.38%. The students faced difficulties or dominant of in pronouncing short vowel [ᴅ], [ᴧ], and long vowel [ɑ:], [ə:], diphthong [ᴅi], [ᴅu],[əu], tripthong they are: [ᴅiə], [əuə], [ᴅəu]. The reason the students difficulties were the students confused to differ vowels, less in practice about pronunciation in daily life, never serious in learning process.

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