Analysis on students’ ability in pronouncing diphthons at third semester of TBI-3 State Institute for Islamic Studies Padangsidimpuan

Hasibuan, Sandi Melan (2016) Analysis on students’ ability in pronouncing diphthons at third semester of TBI-3 State Institute for Islamic Studies Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

The research was taken based on fact that most of students at third semester of TBI-3 IAIN Padangsidimpuan in pronouncing English diphthongs are incorrectly. Many students still have difficulties in pronouncing diphthongs. The researcher want to analyze the students’ ability in pronouncing diphthongs at third semester of TBI-3 IAIN Padangsidimpuan. The objectives of the research were to find the difficulties students’ability in pronouncing diphthongs at third semester of TBI-3 IAIN Padangsidimpuan, and to explain the reason of difficulties in pronouncing diphthongs at third semester of TBI-3 IAIN Padangsidimpuan by students and lecturer. The research use Descriptive Qualitative Methods. The data were taken from record, the record has given to 26 students. Then their pronouncing diphthongs are recorded. The test is recorded in order to prove their ability in pronouncing about diphthongs. So that, the researcher can analysis the data based on recorder. The researcher took the data from interview. The result was found that students’ in pronouncing diphthongs at third semester of TBI-3 IAIN Padangsidimpuan was still low score 40.43%. The students difficulties dominantly in pronouncing centering diphthong they are [eə], [uə], and closing diphthong [ei], [ᴅi], [ᴅu], [əu], because they said that their tongue was stiff, less of practicing and they were not habitual speak English in daily life. After analyzing the data, it was concluded that students’ ability in pronouncing diphthongs at third semester of TBI-3 State Institute for Islamic Studies Padangsidimpuan was still low.

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