THE USE OF SHORT STORY IN TEACHING PRONUNCIATION OF ENGLISH VOWEL SOUNDS

Abstract

The objective of this research was to find out the use of short story could improve the ability of the eighth grade students of MTs Negeri Luwuk in pronouncing the English vowel sounds. This research applied intact group design. The research population was the eighth grade students of MTs Negeri Luwuk. The sample of this research was selected by using cluster sampling technique. The samples of this research were class VIII B as experimental group consisting of 40 students and class VIII E as control group consisting of 40 students. In collecting the data, the writer used test. The test was used once as post-test. Then, the data were analyzed statistically. Having analyzed the data, it was realized that there were different scores obtained from control group and experimental group. In the other words, the t-counted (12.02) was higher than t-table (1.99). It means that the result indicated the use of short story can be used to improve the pronunciation of English vowel sounds of the eighth grade students at MTs Negeri Luwuk. Keywords :Pronunciation; Vowels; Short Story