Electronic Theses and Dissertation

Name : jenny mz student num .: 0506102020035 department : english title : applying tongue twister for the first grade students of smpn 10 banda aceh in mastering pronunciation this study is entitled "applying tongue twister for the first grade students of smpn l 0 banda aceh in mastering pronunciation". it is an experimental study which emphasizes in applying something new at the classroom setting. therefore, the purpose of this study is to find out whether tongue twister can improve students' pronunciation and to find out the advantages of applying tongue twister. the method used in this study is quantitative experimental research. the population of this study was the first grade students of smpn 10 banda aceh. there was only one experimental class chosen randomly as the subject of this research. the data were collected through pre test and post test (oral test). therefore, after applying tongue twister the score of post test is higher than the score of pre test furthermore, in analyzing the data used a statistical formula, the mean score of post test (61.3) is higher than the mean score of pre test (41.08). then, it can be concluded that the alternative hypothesis (hi) is accepted, while null hypothesis (ho) is rejected. finally, the application of tongue twister improves students' pronunciation and give some advantages; the students are more active and well-participated in the classroom during the pronunciation learning.