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“PUPPET SHOW”
IN TEACHING ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
(An Experimental Research in Fifth Grade Students
of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015)
By
FATKHUR NOR ROKHMAN NIM. 2011 32 200
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTEMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
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“PUPPET SHOW”
IN TEACHING ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION
(An Experimental Research in Fifth Grade Students
of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015)
SKRIPSI
Presented to the University of Muria Kudus
In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing theSarjana Program
in the Department of English Education
By:
FATKHUR NOR ROKHMAN NIM. 2011 32 200
ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY
MOTTO AND DEDICATION
Motto:
Live is a struggle, so don’t give up in reaching your dreams.
Set your mind and your heart with the word “I can”, so you can overcome all
the problems you had.
I just do what can I do, let God do what can’t I to do
This research is dedicated to:
Allah SWT the Almighty.
His Beloved Parents:
All of my friends in EED UMK.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Thanks to Allah for blessing, mercy and compassionate given to the
researcher, so he finished his research entitle “Puppet Show” in Teaching English
Pronunciation (An Experimental Research in Fifth Grade Studentsof SD 1
Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015)”.
The researcher realizes, he would not be able complete his skripsi without
support, advice and guidance from many persons. Therefore, he would like to
express his sincerest gratitude to:
1. Dr. SlametUtomo, M.Pd. as the dean of Teacher Training and Education
Faculty
2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd as the head of English Education Department
3. Dra.Hj. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd. as the first advisor, for all her
invaluable time and patience in guiding the writer during the process of
writing.
4. Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd as the second advisor, for all her patience and through in
examining this final project.
5. All of the lecturers and staff of English Education Department Education
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muria Kudus who
have gave their contribution to the researcher for completing this research.
6. His beloved parents and all her family who always care with him, pray for him
7. All of his friends in University of Muria Kudus especially “EED 2010” and
his friends in the boarding house “ WismaAsri” , who cannot be mentioned
one by one.
8. All people involved during the writing of this final project.
The researcher happily receives any constructive criticism and suggestion,
but the researcher hopes that it will be useful for those especially who are in the
field of education. Thank you.
Kudus, 16 June 2015
ix ABSTRACT
Rokhman, Fatkhur Nor. 2015. “Puppet Show” in Teaching English Pronunciation
(An Experimental Research in Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015)”. Skripsi English Education Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus University. Advisor Lecturer: (I) Dra. Hj. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd, (II) Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd
Key Word: Puppet Show”and English Pronunciation
Teaching pronunciation is important in teaching English. The way of pronouncing words can influence communication. But, the teaching of pronunciation is noteasy because the teacher must be careful in some aspects, for example: teaching pronunciation by knowing the position ofthelips, the jaw and the tongue. The English teacherof SD 1 Purwosari Kudusteachesnot onlythearticulation but also stress and intonation of words.She also said that when the teacher taught to pronounce words, the students are following it well. But five to ten minutes later students forget that how to pronounce these words. Studentslost of their attention. To solve the problem above and also attract the
students’ attention, an interactive method or media is needed.The use“Puppet
Show” is as an alternative medium of teaching young learnerswhich is considered as the useful solution of those problems above.
The objective of the research are (1) To find out the significant difference between the pronunciation skill of fifth grade students of SD 1 Purwosasi in
academic year 2014/2015 before and after being taught by using “Puppet Show”.
The design of this research is quashi experimental research. This uses design of research by using one group pre-test and post-test. The writer conducts the experimental research for the fifthgrade students of SD 1 Purowsari Kudus in academic year 2014/2015. The numbers of students were 24 students.
The result of the research is; there is a significant difference between the ability of English pronunciation of the fifth grade students of SDN 1 Purwosari Kudus in the academic year 2014/2015 before and after being taught by using
“Puppet Show”.It is proved by the level of significance 0.05% and degree of freedom (df) 23. This is shown by the data that the t observation (t0) is 9.16 and
the t table (tt) is 1.71, the result is t0>tt (t observation is higher than t table). While,
the ability of English pronunciation before being taught by using “Puppet Show” got the mean 63.67 and after being taught by using “Puppet Show”, the calculation of mean is 83.17.
ABSRAKSI
Rokhman, Fatkhur Nor. 2015. "Pertunjukan Boneka” dalam Pembelajaran Pengucapan Bahasa Inggris (Sebuah Penelitian Eksperimental di Siswa Kelas Lima SD 1 Purwosari Kudus Tahun Ajaran 2014/2015)".Skripsi. Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Dosen Pembimbing: (I) Dra. Hj. Sri EndangKusmaryati, M.Pd, (II) Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd
Kata kunci: Pertunjukan Boneka dan Pengucapan Bahasa Inggris
Mengajar pengucapan penting dalam mengajar bahasa Inggris. Cara mengucapkan kata-kata dapat mempengaruhi komunikasi. Tapi, pengajaran pengucapan tidak mudah karena guru harus berhati-hati dalam beberapa aspek, misalnya: mengajar pengucapan dengan mengetahui posisi bibir, rahang, dan lidah. Mereka mengajarkan tidak hanya artikulasi tetapi juga stress dan intonasi kata-kata. Guru bahasa Inggris dari SD 1 Purwosari Kudus juga mengatakan bahwa ketika guru diajarkan untuk mengucapkan kata-kata, siswa mengikuti dengan baik. Tapi lima sampai sepuluh menit kemudian siswa lupa bahwa bagaimana mengucapkan kata-kata ini. Mereka kehilangan perhatian mereka. Untuk mengatasi masalah di atas dan juga menarik perhatian siswa, metode interaktif atau media yang diperlukan. Menggunakan "Pertunjukan Boneka" sebagai media alternative dari mengajar pelajar muda dapat dianggap sebagai cara yang berguna karena menyenangkan mereka banyak.
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (1) Untuk mencari perbedaan yang signifikan antara keterampilan pengucapan siswa kelas lima SD 1 Purwosasi di tahun akademik 2014/2015 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan "Pertunjukan Boneka".
Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian quashi eksperimental. Ini menggunakan desain penelitian dengan menggunakan satu kelompok pre-test dan post-test. Penulis melakukan penelitian eksperimental untuk siswa kelas lima SD 1 Purowsari Kudus pada tahun akademik 2014/2015. Jumlah siswa 24 siswa.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Teaching English to Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purowsari Kudus 7 2.2 English for Young Learners ... 9
2.3 English Pronunciation ... 10
2.3.1 Kinds of Sound in English Pronunciation ... 11
2.3.2 The Importance of Pronunciation ... 21
2.3.3 Five Main Areas of Difficulty of English Pronunciation... 22
2.4 Puppet as Media of Teaching ... 24
2.4.1 Kinds of Puppets ... 25
2.4.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Puppet as a Media in Teaching Pronunciation ... 26
2.5 Previous Research ... 28
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3.5 Data Analyzing ... 36
CHAPTER IVFINDING OF THE RESEARCH 4.1 Finding of the Research ... 39
4.2 Hypothesis Testing ... 43
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION Discussion ... 45
CHAPTER VICONCLUSSION AND SUGGESTION 6.1 Conclusion ... 50
6.2 Suggestion ... 51
REFERENCES ... 52
APPENDICES ... 55
LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
2.1 Five Main Areas of Difficulty in English Pronunciation... 23
3.1 The Score Criteria of the Ability of English pronunciation ... 35
4.1 The Ability of English Pronunciation of the Fifth Grade Students ofSD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 before Being Taught
by Using “Puppet Show” ... 39
4.2 Frequency Distribution of the Ability of English Pronunciation of the Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in AcademicYear
2014/2015 before Being Taught by Using “Puppet Show” ... 40
4.3 The ability of English Pronunciation of the Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 after Being Taught
by Using “Puppet Show” ... 41
4.4 Frequency Distribution of the Ability of English Pronunciation of the Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 after Being Taught by Using “Puppet Show” ... 42
4.5 The Summary of the Result of the Scores of the English Pronunciation Ability of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 before
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
3.1 Schema One Group Pre-Test, Post-Test Design of Experimental Research ... 32
4.1 Polygon of the English Pronunciation Ability of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 before Being Taught by Using
“Puppet Show” ... 40
4.2 Polygon of the English Pronunciation Ability of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 after Being Taught by Using
“Puppet Show” ... 42
LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix Page
1 Syllabus of SD 1 Purwosari ... 54
2 Lesson Plan ... 55
3 Instrument of the Research ... 63
4 The Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of the Ability of English Pronunciation of Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 before Taught by Using
“Puppet Show” ... 64
5 The Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of theAbility of English Pronunciation of Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 before Taught by Using
“PuppetShow” ... 67
6 The t Test Calculation ... 70
