Arsy Pramesti Poetry , 2201415095 (2019) THE STUDENTS’ MASTERY IN PRONOUNCING ENGLISH DENTAL FRICATIVE CONSONANT SOUNDS ([θ] and [ð]) (A Case of the Eighth Graders of SMP Negeri 1 Tegal in the Academic Year of 2018/2019). Under Graduates thesis, UNNES.

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Mastering English pronunciation is a very essential aspect of speaking skill for every foreign leaner. The difference between English and Indonesian sound system causes problems in their pronunciation. This study analysed the students’ mastery in pronouncing English dental fricative consonant sounds which do not exist in Indonesia. The objective of this study is to find out the level of the students’ mastery in perceiving and pronouncing English dental fricative consonant sounds ([θ] and [ð]). The subject was the eight grade students of SMP Negeri 1 Tegal and the object was students’ ability in perceiving and producing English dental fricative consonant sounds. The instruments were the perception test and the production test containing words dental fricative consonant sounds. The production test was recorded. The results of both perception and production test were used as the source of the data collection. There were two types of data which analysed in this research; quantitative and qualitative data. The quantitative data were in form of students’ scores in both tests, while the qualitative data were in form of all the descriptions and interpretations of the students’ scores. In determining the achievement, level of criterion by Tinambunan’s (1988) criterion was used. Based on the analysis of the data, the percentage of the students’ mastery in perceiving the English dental fricative consonant sounds ([θ] and [ð]) was 83%, considered excellent. Meanwhile, in pronouncing the sounds ([θ] and [ð]) was 44% and categorized as fair. It happens because some of the students were still influenced by their local language sounds, so they tend to pronounce the English sounds with the closest sounds which exist in Indonesia. The researcher concluded that the students faced difficulties in both perceiving and producing English dental fricative consonant sounds, yet the difficulties in producing those sounds were more severe.

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