The purpose of this research is to show that the use of song as a media can improve the pronunciation ability of students and the learning activities of students in the tenth grade of SMA N 1 Kotagajah in the academic year 2017/2018. Regarding the research process, the researcher gave the pre-test for the students to know the result of their pronunciation ability. The result of the research illustrated that the average score of students in the pre-test was 63.7 and after test 1 was 76.13 and after test 2 in cycle II the average score was 82.26.
Secara ringkas dapat dikatakan bahwa penggunaan media Lagu dapat meningkatkan kemampuan pengucapan siswa kelas X SMAN 1 Kotagajah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan media lagu dapat meningkatkan keterampilan pengucapan dan aktivitas pembelajaran pada siswa kelas X SMA N 1 Kota Gajah tahun ajaran 2017/2018 di Lampung Tengah. Tahapan dalam proses penelitian yaitu peneliti memberikan pre-test kepada siswa untuk mengetahui kemampuan pengucapan siswa.
INTRODUCTION
- Problem Identification
- Problem Limitation
- Problem Formulation
- Objective and Benefit of Study
From the above problems, the researcher got the problems such as the students did not listen English so often, so the students find it difficult to make the sound that needs to be imitated. Singing as a medium was a very effective device that should play a greater role in the classroom because it offers a great variety that appeals to students. Based on the problem identification, the researcher narrowed down the problems in the second task that the students have difficulty making the necessary sound to imitate.
Therefore, the researcher used the song as a medium for students' speaking skills among the tenth graders of SMA NEGERI 1 KOTAGAJAH. For students: It was expected to give a solution to the pronunciation of the word so that they have more spirit in learning English. And the result was argued to help the researcher to encourage the students to express their opinion, and the students can easily master both the spoken and written forms.
THEORETICAL REVIEW
Pronunciation
Based on the explanation above, the author concluded that pronunciation is a way to make a difference in sounding each word when spoken. For example, the word 'Yes' can be said with a falling voice, a rising voice or a combination of the two. Based on the aspect of pronunciation above, it can be concluded that it is a guide to diagnose students' problems.
Uses correct rising or falling intonation most of the time, but intonation hinders comprehension. I place the stress on the right syllable of polysyllabic words most of the time, but misplace it on certain words. I put the stress on the right syllable of polysyllabic words most of the time, but I misplace it on a.
The Concept of Song as Media
- Song Media
- The Procedures of Song as Media
- The Advantages and The Disadvantages of Song as Media
- Teaching Pronunciationby Using Song as Media
Based on the above definitions, it can be concluded that the song is a suitable media for increasing students' pronunciation ability. Listening to music helps students be more productive in the classroom Listening to music. (Kenosha Unified: school district, 2012) p.1. In the same work, Murphey also presents various reasons why songs should be used in the Primary classroom.
Teaching pronunciation to teenagers focuses on achieving competence, which can be demonstrated to students in pronouncing word(s). This could be successfully accomplished by incorporating singing into classroom activities and students became more actively engaged in the learning material. Based on the above explanation, the writer concludes that the song is the right tool to teach pronunciation at the teenage level, because it is fun and will increase the student's attention to the lyrics of the song.
Action Hypothesis
RESEARCH METHOD
The Research Procedure
Based on the above statement, the researcher can say that Classroom Action Research was a reflective study conducted by the teacher in a classroom to get a solution to the problem until it can be solved. In conducting the study, the researcher worked with the English teacher from SMA N 1Kotagajah as an observer and collaborator. The researcher was not only an observer, but the researcher also took action by making a lesson plan and giving an assessment.
Then the researcher also collects and analyzes data along with the teacher to know the result of their student's pronunciation result. The teacher and the researcher have made tools, such as: lesson plan, observation notes, observation guidelines and test after CAR. In this stage, the researcher acts as the teacher and the real teacher becomes the observer.
Second, it identifies the student's achievement in learning speaking skills by taking the CAR test in cycle 1. And finally, the researcher calculates the improvement scores of the students from the pre-CAR test to the post-CAR test in cycle 1, regardless of improvement or not. In this phase, first the teacher and the researcher discuss not only the result of the CAR implementation, but also the students' achievements and the media. And then the teacher and the researcher prepared the curriculum for the next cycle and for the CAR test in the 2nd cycle to find out the improvement in the students' results and to solve the problem that was not yet completed.
In this phase, the researcher revised the lesson plan and modified the usage song media with some modifications. Then the teacher and the researcher prepare observation guidelines and the test after CAR in cycle 2. b) Acting. Secondly, students were given the test after KAR in cycle 2. And finally, the researcher calculated students' improvement scores from test before KAR to test after KAR in cycle 1 to test after KAR in cycle 2. d) Reflect.
In this phase, the researcher and the teacher discuss for the first time about the result of the implementation CAR by modifying a new strategy in action, about students' reaction with the media, about improvement of students' score in pronunciation and about the analysis from the result of test to CAR in cycle 1 to test to CAR in cycle 2.
The Data CollectingTechnique
- Observation
- Test
- Documentation
- Field Note
On the other hand, the post-test was conducted after the use of song media in teaching pronunciation skills. Documentation was a collection of various documents relevant to the research questions, which may include student reading lists, student records and profiles, course outlines, lesson plans, classroom materials.28 4. In this research, the researcher used a field note to focus to a specific question or teaching a behavior over a specific period of time.
Furthermore, the researcher took field notes related to the classroom situation, classroom management, classroom interaction between teacher and students or students with students and etc.
The Data Analysis Technique
The Indicator of Success
The classroom action research material was using music as a medium to improve students' pronunciation. one. That is the reason why the researcher used Music as a medium to improve the pronunciation skills of the students at SMA Negeri 1 Kotagajah. The researcher also planned to provide evaluation to measure students' mastery of the given materials.
The result of learning process to increase students'. the pronunciation ability using song as a medium in cycle 1 was increasing than before. From the result of cycle 1, it showed that there was an increase in the result at pre-test and post-test 1. The students were interested enough in the learning process, although the state of the learning process was still uncontrolled. But the result of the students' test was better than the students' post-test in cycle 1.
The researcher checked the students' results before and after using songs as a medium for teaching pronunciation. Comparisons were made between students' scores in the pre-test, post-test I and post-test II. In I. and II. during the cycle, the students' scores on the pre-test, after test 1 and after test 2 improved.
The improvement can be seen in the average score of the students' pronunciation ability before and after the treatment. It means that Song as a media would be able to improve the pronunciation skills of the students. Zahra Farmand and Behzad Pourgharib, “The Effect of English Songs on the Pronunciation of English Learners,” International Journal of Basic Sciences.
The students paid more attention when the teacher gave evaluation by taking the Post-test I in Cycle I.
RESULT AND DISCUSSION
Interpretation
From the increase of each cycle, it can be seen knowing that the use of song as media can improve the students' pronunciation ability, because the. This means that the students were able to reach the target, the target is 80% students scored 78. There was an improvement in the students who scored up to the standard from the pre-test to the post-test 1, and from post-test 1 to the.
Based on the pre-test and post-test result, it could be seen that Song as media was able to significantly improve students' pronunciation ability based on the average of students before and after treatment. Based on the above explanation, the researcher concluded that the research was successful because the result of the students' score had reached the success indicator which was 80% with the minimum mastery criteria being 78. From the above data, it can be concluded that the students felt comfortable and active in following the teaching and learning process.
Most of the students showed good improvement in learning activities when Song was used as media in the teaching and learning process from cycle I to cycle II. Based on the graph above, it can be concluded that there was an improvement in students' learning activity during study time by using Song as media to improve the students' pronunciation ability. The use of Song as media in learning English, especially for improving the students' pronunciation ability in the tenth grade of SMAN 1 Kotagajah, especially in X IPA 1.
The results of pre-test and post-test show that there is improvement from the pre-test to the post-test. It is suggested that students often listen to English songs to increase their pronunciation to make them easier in the learning process. The teachers are suggested to use this media to help the students to be more active in the class.
The students have understood the way and the rule to follow the teacher's instruction based on the guideline, how to listen sing well.
CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
Suggestion
Akurasi elemen linguistik: tata bahasa, kosa kata, pengucapan, penekanan kata, intonasi, ejaan, dan tulisan tangan. Siswa berlatih melafalkan kata-kata dalam lirik dan menganalisis maknanya. Guru membuat kesimpulan tentang cara pengucapan kata-kata dalam lirik dengan memperhatikan fungsi sosial, struktur teks, dan unsur kebahasaan yang benar dan sesuai konteks.
Some of the students were annoyed when the teacher explained the material, but some of the students enjoyed the learning process.
The Complete of the Students‟ Score on Pre test, Post test 1, and
