The Use of “Casper” Cartoon Film as a Teaching Media to Improve Students’ Pronunciation Ability” (A Quasi Experimental Study at the Eight Grade of SMP Muslimin Panyawungan Cileunyi Bandung)
| Main Author: | Elin Herlina, Elin (1210204022) |
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| Format: | Thesis NonPeerReviewed Book |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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, 2014
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| Online Access: |
http://digilib.uinsgd.ac.id/1671/1/1_cover.pdf http://digilib.uinsgd.ac.id/1671/2/2_abstrak.pdf http://digilib.uinsgd.ac.id/1671/3/3_daftarisi.pdf http://digilib.uinsgd.ac.id/1671/4/4_bab1.pdf http://digilib.uinsgd.ac.id/1671/5/5_bab2.pdf http://digilib.uinsgd.ac.id/1671/6/6_bab3.pdf http://digilib.uinsgd.ac.id/1671/7/7_bab4.pdf http://digilib.uinsgd.ac.id/1671/8/8_daftarpustaka.pdf http://digilib.uinsgd.ac.id/1671/ |
Daftar Isi:
- Pronunciation is one of elements of the language that has big contribution for better English speaking. Pronunciation is very important to learn, because with good pronunciation, our English can more clearly and easily to understand. But, nowadays, the process of teaching pronunciation is still monotonous, because many teachers only focuss on worksheet without considering whether the process is successful or not. Indirectly, this problem requires teachers to be as creative as possible in teaching pronunciation. Therefore, the process of teaching pronunciation needs an appropriate media that can be applied in teaching pronunciation. One of the media that can be applied is by using casper cartoon film media that can attract students’ attention and interest in teaching pronunciation. The objective of this research is to know (1) students’ pronunciation ability before using “Casper” cartoon film as a teaching media in class, (2) students’ pronunciation ability after using “Casper” cartoon film as a teaching media, (3) the effectiveness of cartoon film on students’ pronunciation ability as a teaching media at eight grade of SMP Muslimin Panyawungan Cileunyi Bandung. The method used in this research is quasi experimental. The researcher used the one-group pre-test-post-test design. It means that the researcher just measures one group with a pre-test, implemented a series of treatment, and then measured the same variable, as was measured with the pretest, with a posttest. The population of this research is all 8th grade of SMP Muslimin Panyawungan Cileunyi Bandung. The samples involved in this research were 30 students of class VIII A. The result of analysis for students’ pronunciation ability can be drawn that the mean score of pre-test is 63.83 and the mean score of post-test is 73.9. It means that the students’ English pronunciation ability after being taught by using Casper cartoon film is better than the students’ English pronunciation ability before being taught by using Casper cartoon film. Moreover, the statistical analysis of t-test show that the t count is 15.26 and t table is 2.41. It means that t count is higher than t table and the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. H1 accepted if tcount>ttable: it means that “Casper” cartoon film as a teaching media is effective in improving the students’ pronunciation ability. Based on the result of the data above, it can be concluded that Casper cartoon film as a teaching media is a good media to improve students’ English pronunciation ability and it gives a significant influence towards students’ English pronunciation ability. Therefore, it is clear that the use of Casper cartoon film in improving students’ English pronunciation ability is suggested. The researcher hopes the research will be useful for language teachers, administrators, curriculum developers, and others interested and involved in the study of teaching. The use of Casper cartoon film can help and motivate the students to add knowledge in pronunciation.