Henny Ratnasari. 2007.

Songs to Improve the Students’ Achievement in Pronouncing

English Words ( An Action Research of the Year Seventh Students of MTs

ANNUR Jepara in the Academic Year 2006 / 2007 ). Final Project. English

Educational Program. Bachelor’s Degree, Semarang State University.

Supervisors I: Drs. Abdurrachman Faridi, M.Pd., II: Intan Permata Hapsari,

S.Pd., M.Pd.

Keywords: Songs, Pronunciation, Improvement.

The objective of this study is to describe how songs influence the students

achievement in pronouncing English words. In constructing this study, the writer

collected data from the classroom action research, which was carried out through five

activities. The activities were begun from selecting focus, collecting data, analyzing

and interpreting the data, taking action and find out the students’ reflection. The

subjects of this study were 30 students of year seventh of MTs ANNUR in the
academic year 2006/2007. In doing this study, the writer used an oral test method or

sound of production. The action was done through teaching learning process. All of

the teaching learning process were presented by the help of songs. Those songs were

implemented in teaching listening for Building Knowledge of the Field (BKOF) of

descriptive text.

The data analysis of this study was descriptive qualitative and a bit of

quantitative measurement to find the mean. Based on the data analysis from each

activity, it can be seen that there is a significant difference of the students’

achievement in the pretest and posttest. The students’ achievement in the posttest is

higher than that of the pretest.

After the treatment by using songs in each cycle, the students’ achievement in

pronouncing English words improved. This improvement is caused by the students’

interest of the songs given and the relevance between vocabularies that are presented

in the songs used in this action research and the vocabulary that the students have

already got, but they still get difficulties in pronouncing them.

Based on this study, it is found that the use of songs in teaching English is

effective to improve the students’ pronunciation and very beneficial for the students

in order to facilitate them in learning English.

Based on this finding, it is suggested that songs in teaching English can be

recommended for the English teachers. To get a wider generalization, research of

similar kind should be done with different subjects. 3

CHAPTER V

CONCLUSION

In this chapter, the writer will draw some conclusions about the research that has been
reported on the previous chapters and she also would give some suggestions as the

contribution to support the teaching-learning process.

5.1 Conclusion

After conducted this study the writer concludes:

(1) The progress of 20,89% shows that listening English songs is effective to

improve the students’ pronunciation achievement.

(2) The use of songs in the teaching-learning process have some benefit for the

students. The students not only learn about how the words pronounced but also

master English vocabularies.

(3) Most of the students are interested in learning English by using songs. It

seems that they feel more relax instead of threatened with the theory. Their

motivation in learning English increases and they expect that this kind of program

will be given regularly and continously.

(4) The students still get difficulties in pronouncing words with cluster sounds

such as knight and know.5