ENHANCING STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION ABILITY THROUGH DRILLING TECHNIQUE

Authors

  • Wintarsih Universitas Bale Bandung
  • Rio Febriyan Hermawan Universitas Bale Bandung

Keywords:

speaking, pronounciation ability, drilling technique

Abstract

The title of this research paper is “Enhancing Students’ pronunciaton ability through drilling technique”. This research was conducted at SMP Negeri 2 Baleendah.. The purposes of this research were to identify the effectiveness drilling technique in enhancing students’ pronunciation ability of dental sounds and find out the students’ responses toward the use of drilling technique in learning dental sounds pronunciation. The writer took a pre-experimental research method. The instruments used in this research were pre-test, posttest and questionnaire.. The writer then chose 44 students as the sample for experimental group. The instruments used in this research were pre-test, posttest and questionnaire. The data from pre-test and posttest were analyzed and calculated. According to the result of calculation, the value of t-observer was 22.717, then the freedom was 43 at the level of significance .05 for two tailed test is 2.016. Based on the calculation of t-observed, it was higher than the t-table. Therefore, the alternative hypotheses of the research is accepted. Then, the result of questionnaire showed that the students gave positive responses toward the use drilling technique in learning dental sounds pronunciation and they were interested in it. The conclusion of this research is the implementation of drilling technique in learning dental sounds pronunciation can give a significant effect to the students. It is effective to make them interested and enjoyed in learning pronunciation. By using drilling technique, they are not only able to improve pronunciation, but also improve speaking skill and vocabulary mastery.

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Published

2024-04-20

How to Cite

Wintarsih, & Rio Febriyan Hermawan. (2024). ENHANCING STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION ABILITY THROUGH DRILLING TECHNIQUE. ELang | An English Language Education Journal, 9(1), 55–76. Retrieved from https://ejournal.unibba.ac.id/index.php/elang/article/view/1499