Effectiveness of Reading-Aloud Strategy in Improving Eighth-Grade Students’ Pronunciation

Shinta Bella; Rofiqoh Rofiqoh; Zarkiani Hasyim

doi:10.24239/dee.v6i2.116

Authors

Shinta Bella Tadulako University, Palu, Indonesia
Rofiqoh Rofiqoh Tadulako University, Palu, Indonesia
Zarkiani Hasyim Tadulako University, Palu, Indonesia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.24239/dee.v6i2.116

Keywords:

Reading-aloud, Pronunciation, Vowel Sounds, English Language Teaching

Abstract

The aim of this research is to determine the efficacy of reading aloud technique in enhancing the pronunciation of eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 9 Palu. This study concentrates on instructing pronunciation, particularly vowel sounds. They comprise twelve phonemes. This study employed a quasi-experimental research design. The sampling approach employed was basic random sampling. The experimental group selected is VIIIC, with 31 students, while the control group is VIIIE, also consisting of 31 students. The research instrument was a test, which was divided into pre-test and post-test. The researcher utilized SPSS 27 for data analysis. This study reveals that the reading aloud technique effectively enhances the pronunciation skills of eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 9 Palu. The mean score of the experimental group was found to be higher than that of the control group (92.25 > 65.94). Furthermore, the significance (2-tailed) result was below 0.05. Consequently, it can be argued that the hypothesis was accepted. The impact size is 0.90. The reading aloud technique significantly enhances students' pronunciation. Consequently, the implementation of the reading aloud technique significantly enhanced the pronunciation of the eighth-grade students at SMP Negeri 9 Palu.

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