THE USE OF SESAME STREET PROGRAM TO DEVELOP
PRONUNCIATION FOR PRIMARY STUDENTS
Maria Eka Wijayanti
Abstract
The focus of this study is to find out whether Sesame Street video helped children to develop their pronunciation in English. In this study, a descriptive method was used to study the pronunciation development of seven primary students. The students were asked to watch Sesame Street video several times, and then their voice was recorded as they were reading the script. The average scores of correct pronunciation in each treatment were made into a line graph to show the pronunciation development. It was found that the average score increased 35% from pre-test to test 5. The findings show that the more students watch and listen to the video, the better their pronunciation was. This study could be very useful to teachers in teaching pronunciation to primary school students and to students to gain better English pronunciation by using Sesame Street video.
