The effect of tongue twister technique in pronuncing /s/ and /ʃ/ sounds at the XI Grade Students of SMAN 4 Padangsidimpuan

Sihombing, Mujahidah Rizki (2024) The effect of tongue twister technique in pronuncing /s/ and /ʃ/ sounds at the XI Grade Students of SMAN 4 Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Syekh Ali Hasan Ahmad Addary Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

The aims of this research is to know students pronounce /s/ and /ʃ/ sounds before and after learning using Tongue Twister Technique and to examine whether the Tongue Twister Technique significantly effect in pronuncing /s/ and /ʃ/ sounds. This research used quantitative method with experimental design and pretest-posttest control group design. The population of this research was the students at the XI grade of SMAN 4 Padangsidimpuan that consisted 290 students. The sample taken by cluster random sampling technique were class XI MIA 1 (31 students) as experimental class and XI MIA 4 (31 students) as control class. The data were collected by giving the pre-test and post-test with the oral test as the instrument. In analyzing the data, this research used an independent t-test. The researcher found that the mean score of experimental class after learning using tongue twister technique (74.35) was higher than the mean score of experimental class before learning using tongue twister technique (38.06). In analyzing the data, this research used an independent t-test. After calculating the t-test, researcher found that tcount (4.928) > ttable (2.00). It meant hypothesis was accepted. It can be concluded that there is significant effect of Tongue Twister Technique in Pronuncing /s/ and /ʃ/ sounds at the XI grade students of SMAN 4 Padangsidimpuan. Therefore, Tongue Twister can be used as a reference technique in teaching pronunciation.

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