Improving Students' Pronunciation By Using Minimal Pairs Drill In Junior High School

Abstract

This research was conducted using Classroom Action Research to improve students' English pronunciation by using minimal pairs drill technique. The subject of this research was the eight grade students in class F of SMP Negeri 2 Pontianak which consisted of 35 students. This research was done in two cycles. The first cycle was done on April 30th 2016 and the second cycle was done on May 3rd 2016 in which the meeting end for forty-five minutes. To obtain the data, the writer administered oral test to pronounced some words in every cycle. The writer also used observation checklist table and field notes were applied to reflect the students' improvement in their pronunciation in every cycle. In the first cycle, the students' mean score was 62.42 which categorized as ‘good' but it was not satisfying. Then, in the second cycle, the students' mean score was 81.86 which categorized as ‘excellent' and it was satisfying. Based on the students' mean score, it was found that the students' pronunciation improved from the first cycle to the second cycle