Wahyu Adi Nugroho , 2201404545 (2009) PROBLEMS IN PRONOUNCING WEAK FORMS THE CASE OF TWELFTH YEAR SMA N 1 SUKOREJO, KENDAL IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2008/2009. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

The objectives of this study are to find out and to know the most difficult weak form pronounced by the twelfth year students of language class of SMA Negeri 1 Sukorejo, Kendal in the academic year of 2008/2009. The population, of this study is the twelfth year students Language Class of SMA N 1 Sukorejo, Kendal in the academic year of 2008/2009. Numbering of population is 34 students. To get the data, I used total sampling procedure. It means that all of the students in language class are the sample of my study. The test items were arranged proportionally; consisting of 12 determiners, 9 conjunctions, 15 pronouns, 23 auxiliaries, and 21 prepositions. In gathering the data, I used a tape recorder and ninety minutes blank cassette to record the students’ pronunciation. Then, listening to the recording and transcribing their pronunciations into the phonetics transcriptions. The last, I analyzed the data and interpreted them using Harris’ criterion of mastery level. The average score of all students is 75.85%. The highest score in this test is 92.50%. The most difficult words to be weakly pronounced by the students is the word ‘but’. The students’ score for that word is only 15.26%. The second difficulty in weak form pronunciation is the word ‘at’. They get 16.29%. The third difficulty is ‘can’. The percentage is 19.03%. Based on the data analysis of the students’ average score, it is considered ‘good’. Then, the suggestions are; the students have to learn more about weak form pronunciation because it is very useful and important in a conversation; for the English teachers, they should give more exercises for pronunciations.

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