Nur Azim Uluwi Achmad , 2201414065 (2019) THE USE OF CONVERSATIONAL VIDEOS AND WHATSAPP VOICE NOTE MESSAGES IN IMPROVING STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION. Under Graduates thesis, UNNES.

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Abstract

The objectives of the study are to explain whether the use of conversational videos and WhatsApp voice note messages improves students’ pronunciation, and to explain the students’ response toward the application of the use of conversational videos and WhatsApp voice note messages in improving their pronunciation. This study is a quasi experimental research using quantitative data. The quantitative data were collected through tests and questionnaire. The subject of this study is the eighth grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Weleri in the Academic Year of 2018/2019. There are two groups in this study, VIII C as the control group and VIII E as the experimental group, in each group there are 32 students. The researcher conducted pre-test, treatments, and the post-test in obtaining the data. In the treatment activity, the students in experimental group were taught by using conversational videos, and the students in control group were taught by using conventional method. Conversational videos were used as media to help students to understand how to pronounce some words and WhatsApp voice note messages were used as media to help students to practice pronouncing some words. Meanwhile, the conventional method was using mp3 audio files. The result of this study shows that the mean score of experimental group pre-test is 44.75, and the control group is 44.83. After both groups received the treatments, the mean score of both groups increased. The mean score of experimental group post-test is 74.14, and the control group is 61.19. After conducting the study, the researcher found that there was significant difference of the score between the students who were taught by using conversational videos and WhatsApp voice note messages, and the students who were taught by using conventional method. In addition, the analysis of the questionnaire shows that 89% of the students agree that the use of conversational videos and WhatsApp voice note messages could improve their pronunciation. Finally, based on the result of the test score and questionnaire, the researcher concludes that the use of conversational videos and WhatsApp voice note messages is effective enough to improve students’ pronunciation. In addition, conversational videos and WhatsApp voice note messages really gives a good contribution to improve students’ pronunciation, besides it also changes the students’ learning behavior to be better.

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