Improving students’ pronunciation ability by using songs as audio visual media of fourth grade of SDIT Nurul Ilmi Padangsidimpuan

Hsb, Fitri Afifah (2017) Improving students’ pronunciation ability by using songs as audio visual media of fourth grade of SDIT Nurul Ilmi Padangsidimpuan. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Padangsidimpuan.

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Abstract

The objective of this research was to improve the pronunciation at grade IV students of SDIT Nurul Ilmi Padangsidimpuan in the academic year of 2017/2018 by using Songs as Audio Media. This research was categorized into action research that consisted of two cycles. This research used model proposed by Kemmis and Taggart in Burns that involved four phases in a cycle of research: planning, action, observation, and reflection. The participants of this research were 29 students in grade IV Zubeir of SDIT Nurul Ilmi Padangsidimpuan. The focus of this research was improving the students’ pronunciation. The techniques of data collection were test, observation and interview. Based on the result of the research, researcher found that the students’ pronunciation was improved. It was supported by the result of the testing in cycle 1 was 63.58 (37.93%) and in the cycle 2 was 79.72 (93.10%). So, students’ improvement in pronunciation by using songs as Audio Media was good category (high). Students’ problem in accent was difficulty to pronounce the words. Students’ problems in fluency were difficult in pronunciation English fluently because their utterances low and occasionally hesitant because of grouping words. Problem in comprehension was researcher difficult to understand words even it was a familiar word. Problem in accent solved by give more practice to the students to make it better. Problem in fluency is solved by motivated them to try their speaking and to record their speech so that they could know about their ability.

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