Cyndra, Bella (2023) An Analysis Of Students’ Pronunciation Ability In Speaking English For Young Learners At SDN 6 Metro Utara. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Metro.

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Abstract

This research has aims to identify the students pronunciation ability in speaking English for young learners at SDN 6 Metro Utara and find out to solve the students pronunciation in speaking at fifth grade of SDN 6 Metro Utara to overcome the students pronunciation ability in speaking English .

This type of research is qualitative research. The subjects of this research were fifth grade students and English teacher at SDN 6 Metro. Data were obtained through passive participant observation, structured interviews, documentation and recorder.

The result of this research can be concluded that the students pronunciation ability in speaking get the top 3 percentages are the use of vowel [aɪ] in the pronunciation of the word 'Island' occupies the top position with a total of 80% of students are on the 'Adequate' criteria. Then the use of vowel [ɔ:] in the pronunciation of the word 'Airport' occupies the second position with a total of 64% of students being on the 'Adequate' criteria. And the use of the consonant [θ] in the pronunciation of the word 'Month' occupies the third position with a total of 60% of students being on the 'Adequate' criteria. The difficulties of pronunciation in speaking that include of Mother tongue interference, Sound system differences between mother tongue and English, it is hard for the students to imitate the native speakers’ accent, the students are unable to comprehend and to practice the stress, intonation, and rhythm in their English pronunciation, the students have less motivation in practicing English Pronunciation, the students have limitation in exposure the pronunciation drill. To solve the students pronunciation in speaking for students' by providing the considerable drilling and repetation in English pronunciation practice, guidance intensively in pronunciation practice, guiding the students to listen the native speakers’ sound, completing the curriculum design and material establish long range oral communication goals and objective.

Keywords : Students Pronunciation, English Young Learners, Qualitative Research.

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