Dian Novitaningtyas , 2201414103 (2019) HOMOPHONE GAME AS A MEDIUM TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ PRONUNCATION SKILL (A Case of Eighth Grade Students of SMP N 1 Pegandon in the Academic Year 2018/2019). Under Graduates thesis, UNNES.

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Abstract

This study aimed to investigate the use of Homophone game for improving students‟ pronunciation skill. There were two classes on this study, the experimental class was taught by Homophone game and the control group was taught by conventional teaching. The subject of this study was the seventh-grade students of SMP Negeri Pegandon in the academic year 2017/2018. The instrument used to obtain the data were pre-test and post-test. The data were gathered and calculated using Ms. Excel. The result of the study revealed that Homophone game could improve students‟ pronunciation skill by significant improvement of the students‟ achievement. The resulting analysis of the quantitative data shows that the improvement of the experimental class is 21% for pronunciation and 20% for fluency. On the other hand, control class only got improvement score of 8% for pronunciation and 11% for fluency. It means that there is a significant difference between students who were taught by Homophone game and those who were taught by conventional teaching. In addition, the analysis of the questionnaire shows that students were interested in Homophone game for learning pronunciation (60%). They recognize that the use Homophone game made them enjoy for improving their pronunciation skill. Thus, the analysis reveals that the Homophone game effective for teaching pronunciation.

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