PEMBELAJARAN PELAFALAN BAHASA INGGRIS MELALUI TEKNIK SULIH SUARA
Abstract: Pronunciation is an
essential part in a language, for the nature of language is spoken. But, most
learners of English in the environment where a research was undertaken faced
problems with the pronunciation of English. This study aims (1) finding out the
effectiveness of dubbing as a technique for teaching the pronunciation of
English, and (2) identifying the commonly mispronounced sounds of English. The
experimental study involved semester 1 students of English Department of
Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Universitas Muhammadiyah Purwokerto
in the Academic Year 2005/2006. Out of 120 students that had been split into 5
smaller groups by the management authority for practical purpose, 2 groups have
been chosen as the research sample groups on the basis of equality in the
pre-test result. Group A2 has been the Experimental Group and group A1 has been
the Control Group. The teaching and learning process in the former employed
dubbing system as the main technique, while the classroom learning activities
in the latter used drill in most of the time. After 6 sessions (within 6 weeks)
a post-test was administered. Data collected through the post-test were
analyzed using descriptive statistical operations of mean, frequency
distribution, percentage and the t-test inferential statistical tool.
Results of the research data analyses have revealed that teaching
pronunciation with dubbing technique has not given a satisfactory outcome and a
significant effect on the pronunciation mastery. To this finding dubbing is not
recommended for use in teaching the pronunciation of English, but of course
further studies on related content are immediately required to confirm this
finding. Results of the data analyses have also shown that [æ], [əu], [ei], and
[εə] constitute the most commonly mispronounced vowel sounds of English. Based
on this finding, careful attention should be paid to these sounds when we teach
the vowel sounds of English.
Penulis: Suwartono
Kode Jurnal: jppendidikandd060027
