IMPROVING STUDENTS’ PRONUNCIATION THROUGH CAKE APPLICATION AT XII IPS MA DDI MAJENE

Abstract

This research is based on the application of the Cake Application in learning English pronunciation for students at XII IPS MA DDI MAJENE. This research was conducted based on a preliminary study which showed that students had difficulty learning English pronunciation, due to a lack of English pronunciation practice at school and home. This research aims to determine the use of the Cake Application in improving students' pronunciation in Class XII IPS MA DDI MAJENE. The research design for this study used the Pre-Experimental method and MA DDI MAJENE students as the population while the sample was XII IPS students. The data collection technique in this research is data collection using several procedures consisting of pre-test, treatment, and post-test. Data was collected through a pronunciation test carried out using the Cake Application conversation feature about introducing yourself (pre-test and post-test). To determine the improvement in students' pronunciation, the researcher applied paired sample t-test analysis, and this research was conducted in twelve meetings. The results of the analysis in this study showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test with the average post-test score (82.50) being greater than the pre-test (31.25). The increase was 164%. then the value obtained is sig = 0.000, which means less than 0.05. so, Ho; The Cake application was not effective in improving the pronunciation of class XII IPS MA DDI MAJENE students, it was declared rejected. while Ha; The Cake application is effective in improving the pronunciation of class XII IPS MA DDI MAJENE students, declared acceptable. From the results of this research, the researchers concluded that using the Cake application was effective in improving students' pronunciation in English.