IMPROVING THE PRONUNCIATION THROUGH LISTENING TO ENGLISH SONGS

The objective of this research was to prove that using English songs could improve the pronunciation of the eighth grade students at SMP Katolik St. Paulus Palu. This research applied true-experimental research design with 48 students as sample. It was selected by using a cluster random sampling technique. The population was 72 students which were divided into 3 classes. The instrument of data collection was a test divided into pre-test and post-test. The data gathered were analyzed statistically. The results of mean score of pre-test in experimental group were 38.05 and control group was 29.30. The result of post-test’s mean score in experimental group was 78.38 and control group was 60.13. After doing treatment in experimental group, the researcher found that there was a significant difference between students’ means score (38.05-78.38). Then, researcher computed t-counted in order to know the significant difference of the students’ knowledge after they had finished getting the treatment. The result shows that the t-counted (2.30) was higher than t-table (2.009) by applying 0.05 level of significance and the degree of freedom (df) 48-2=46. It means that using English songs can improve the pronunciation of the eighth grade students of SMP Katolik St. Paulus Palu. In short, the application of English songs is effective to be used to improve the students’ ability in learning pronunciation. Keywords: Improving, Pronunciation, listening to English Song