IMPROVING STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION USING ENGLISH POP SONG IN THE SECOND GRADE STUDENTS OF SMPK SAINT YOSEF MAUBESI

Abstract

The objective of this study is to know whether English pop song can improve the students’ pronunciation in vowels, consonants, and dipthongs or not. The method used in this study is Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subject of this study was second grade students of SMPK Saint Yosef Maubesi   which consisted of 28 students. The instrument of collecting data were test, observation, and interview. Based on the data analysis, the students’ score improved in one cycle. In the students test result, the data shows that the average score of test in first meeting students with the score 2525 (61%), in the second meeting is with the score 1985 (79,4%). Based on the obseravtion sheet, it is known that the teaching and learning process can be said succesful, because 89% of the students are able to reach the minimum completeness criteria, which is 70 and there is increase in students ‘ activity. English pop song as a media can be used by researcher in the learning procces. The difference between the first meeting and the second meeting is 18,4. This increase shows that students have good pronunciation skills if taught with good media and specific explanation.