IMPROVING STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION THROUGH ENGLISH SONG

Abstract

Some teachers do not teach pronunciation very well in their class. The more frequently
teach reading and grammar than pronunciation. Therefore, students’ ability in
pronouncing the words is still low and they feel difficult to pronounce the words given
by the teacher. It makes the students feel afraid of making mistakes in pronouncing the
words. It happens because the students do not have any habit in learning pronunciation
in their class and they are not interested of learning pronunciation. The objective of
this research is to improve students’ pronunciation ability by using English song
media. English songs can be used by English teachers to teach pronunciation in every
level. This research uses classroom action research. It was conducted in three cycles
and each cycle has four steps; planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The data
gained from observation and students’ score test of pronunciation. The researcher took
a class consists of thirty students with three cycles. The result showed that there is
improvement in students’ test scores after the researcher conduct three cycles of
research. The result was taken from students’ scores in pronunciation. It showed that
teaching pronunciation by using English songs is very effective in the teaching-learning
process