IMPROVING STUDENTS ABILITY IN PREDICTING SOUNDS REPRESENTED BY LETTER G AND C THROUGH AUTHENTIC MATERIALS
| Main Author: | Isra, Moh. |
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| Format: | Article info application/pdf eJournal |
| Bahasa: | eng |
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ELTS JOURNAL
, 2014
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| Online Access: |
http://jurnal.untad.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/ELTS/article/view/3246 http://jurnal.untad.ac.id/jurnal/index.php/ELTS/article/view/3246/2297 |
Daftar Isi:
- The research was aimed at proving the use of authentic materials which can improve students’ ability in predicting English sound especially sounds from letter g and c. True-experimental research design was applied in this research. The research population was 312 of the eleventh grade students at SMAN 4 Palu. The sample of this research was selected by random sampling technique. The instrument of data collection was the test which was administered to the students twice as pre-test and post-test. The data were analyzed statistically in order to know the significance of the achievement of the students in pre-test and post-test. Referring to the t-table value by applying the 0.05 level of significance and (31+31-2 = 60) the degree of freedom (df), the researcher found the value of t-counted (4.65) was greater than t-table (2.000). The result of the data analysis showed that authentic material as a medium is effective to improve students’ ability in predicting English sound that represented by letter g and c. Key words: Prediction; Sound; Letter G; Letter C; Authentic Material.