The Students' Performance in English Pronunciation at the Second Grade Students of SMA Negeri 1 Makassar.Thesis. This research aimed to describe (1) the learners towards pronunciation of sounds in English by second grade students of SMA N 1 Makassar. 2) students incorrectly in pronouncing English sounds by second grade students of SMA N 1 Makassar. Based on the findings, it was found that students' performance in correct English sound pronunciation was higher than incorrect.
This was proven by the percentage of students' scores in the correct pronunciation of English sounds in the range. In addition, the percentage of students' scores for mispronouncing English sounds was in the range. In addition, when pronouncing vowels, students are dominantly correct in pronouncing the /e/ voice in a total percentage of 74.9%.
In addition, when pronouncing the vowel incorrectly, students predominantly mispronounced /ɜ/ sounds with a total percentage of 28.3%. When pronouncing consonants incorrectly, students predominantly mispronounce /ʃ/ with a total percentage of 39.4%.
INTRODUCTION INTRODUCTION
- Background
- Problems Statement
- Objective of the Research
- Significance of the Research
- Scope of the Study
- Sound Pattern in English
- English Pronunciation
- Conceptual Framework
Then, phonology relates to the mental or abstract aspect of sounds in language rather than the actual physical articulation of speech sounds. Articulators are the parts of the oral tract used in the production of speech sounds. These sounds are formed with the front of the tongue on the alveolar ridge, which is the rough, bony ridge just behind the upper teeth.
There are two other sounds that are produced without the active use of the tongue and other parts of the mouth. These sounds are produced by blowing air out of the mouth from both but the tongue. The position of the tongue or the general area of the mouth in which vowels are made.
Diphthongs are the configuration of mouth changes in the flow of articulations (Jackson in Ampa, 2014;43). In anticipating vowels, the tongue is held at such a distance from the roof of the mouth that there is no anticipatory noise.
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Research Design
This means that the researcher described all the phenomena that practically arose from the object of the research. Reading test was given to the students to fulfill the purpose of the research which was to know the students' English pronunciation performance and to know whether the sound pattern pronounced by students is correct or not, the research that in the second grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Makassar was held. .
Research Method 1) Population
- Sample
Instruments of the Research
The instrument used by the researcher in this study was the reading test, the students read a text and spoke some English words provided by the researcher.
Data Collection
To facilitate students' analysis. pronunciation test, the researcher made an audio recording while the students took a test. Using the above formula, the writer correctly and incorrectly identified the students in the pronunciation of sounds in English. This chapter explained the result of the oral test to know the type of sounds that are usually pronounced correctly and incorrectly by students.
Then at the end of this chapter the researcher discusses the findings of the data. The data was obtained from eleventh grade students of SMA Negeri 1 Makassar and the findings are explained by describing the English sounds pronounced correctly and incorrectly by the students.
Findings
- Sounds Pronounced by the Students Correctly
- Sound Pronounced by the Students Incorrectly
22 students correctly pronounced /tʃɒps/, and finally there were 15 students who correctly pronounced /ɪks’tʃekə(r)/. 9 students mispronounced /kæn/, and the last were 7 students who mispronounced /læm/. 8 students mispronounced /beɪʒ/, and the last is 9 students who mispronounced /gӕrɑ:ʒ/.
There are 7 students who mispronounced /θru:’aʊt/, and the last one was there are 4 students who mispronounced /θɔ:t/. There are 4 students who pronounced /fɑ:ðə(r)/ incorrectly There are 7 students who pronounced /weðə(r)/ incorrectly.
Discussion
The word guess should be pronounced /gȝs/ and there are 23 students who pronounced that sound. The word edge must be pronounced /edʒ/ and there are 8 students who make the wrong pronunciation of the sound. The word ten is supposed to be pronounced /ten/, and there are no students who mispronounce that sound.
The word campus should be pronounced /kæmpəs/ and there are 4 students who mispronounce it, such as: /kæmpəs/ as /kæmpʊs/. The word can is supposed to be pronounced /kæn/ and there are 9 students who mispronounce it, such as: /kæn/ as /ken/. The word lamb is supposed to be pronounced /læm/ and there are 7 students who mispronounce it, such as: /læm/ as /leɪm/.
The word apprentice is supposed to be pronounced /ə'prentis/ and there are 6 students who make a mistake in pronouncing that sound. The word beige is supposed to be pronounced / beɪʒ / and there are 8 students who mispronounce the sound. The word thought is supposed to be pronounced / θɔ:t / and there are 4 students who make mistakes in pronouncing that sound.
The word weather is supposed to be pronounced /weðə(r)/ and there are 7 students who pronounce the sound incorrectly. The word the is supposed to be pronounced /ðə/ and there are 2 students who mispronounce it as: /ðə/ as /ðe/. The word enlarged is supposed to be pronounced / ɪnlɑ:dʒ / and there are 5 students who make mistakes in pronouncing that sound.
There are 8 students who pronounced /ɑ:mtʃeə(r)/ as /ɑ:mtseɪ(r)/ and there were 3 students who pronounced /ɑ:mtʃeə(r)/ as /ɑ:mtsaɪ(r)/. The word cheap is supposed to be pronounced /tʃi:p/ and there are 4 students who mispronounce it, such as: /tʃi:p/ as /tʃɪp/. The word chops is supposed to be pronounced /tʃɒps/ and there are 4 students who mispronounce it, such as: /tʃɒps/ as /tʃʊps.
Conclusions
Suggestions
Coordinating improvement in pronunciation teaching for adult learners of English as a second language. Canberra: DETYA (Australia National Training Authority Adult Literacy Project (Online)http://www.ibrarian.net/navon/paper/Coordinating_improvemen ts_in_pronunciationteach.Accessed on 25th May at . UMM.https://www.ta.umm.ac.id/gdl.php?mod=browse&op=read&=jiptu mmpp-gdl-dzakyisyun36511&q=pronunciation_errors.Accessed on 25. An Analysis of English Vowel Pronunciation Errors at eighth grade student of Smp Negeri 2 KlangenanKab.
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