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“PUPPET SHOW”

IN TEACHING ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

(An Experimental Research in Fifth Grade Students

of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015)

By

FATKHUR NOR ROKHMAN

NIM. 2011 32 200

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTEMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

2015

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“PUPPET SHOW”

IN TEACHING ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION

(An Experimental Research in Fifth Grade Students

of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015)

SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus

In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing

theSarjana Program

in the Department of English Education

By:

FATKHUR NOR ROKHMAN

NIM. 2011 32 200

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

2015

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MOTTO AND DEDICATION

Motto:

Live is a struggle, so don’t give up in reaching your dreams.

Set your mind and your heart with the word “I can”, so you can overcome all

the problems you had.

I just do what can I do, let God do what can’t I to do

This research is dedicated to:

Allah SWT the Almighty.

His Beloved Parents:

All of my friends in EED UMK.

Everybody who supports him.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

Thanks to Allah for blessing, mercy and compassionate given to the

researcher, so he finished his research entitle “Puppet Show” in Teaching English

Pronunciation (An Experimental Research in Fifth Grade Studentsof SD 1

Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015)”.

The researcher realizes, he would not be able complete his skripsi without

support, advice and guidance from many persons. Therefore, he would like to

express his sincerest gratitude to:

1. Dr. SlametUtomo, M.Pd. as the dean of Teacher Training and Education

Faculty

2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd as the head of English Education Department

3. Dra.Hj. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd. as the first advisor, for all her

invaluable time and patience in guiding the writer during the process of

writing.

4. Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd as the second advisor, for all her patience and through in

examining this final project.

5. All of the lecturers and staff of English Education Department Education

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muria Kudus who

have gave their contribution to the researcher for completing this research.

6. His beloved parents and all her family who always care with him, pray for him

and give him support.

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7. All of his friends in University of Muria Kudus especially “EED 2010” and

his friends in the boarding house “ WismaAsri” , who cannot be mentioned

one by one.

8. All people involved during the writing of this final project.

The researcher happily receives any constructive criticism and suggestion,

but the researcher hopes that it will be useful for those especially who are in the

field of education. Thank you.

Kudus, 16 June 2015

Fatkhur Nor Rokhman

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ABSTRACT

Rokhman, Fatkhur Nor. 2015. “Puppet Show” in Teaching English Pronunciation

(An Experimental Research in Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purwosari

Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015)”. Skripsi English Education

Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muria Kudus

University. Advisor Lecturer: (I) Dra. Hj. Sri Endang Kusmaryati, M.Pd,

(II) Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd

Key Word: Puppet Show”and English Pronunciation

Teaching pronunciation is important in teaching English. The way of

pronouncing words can influence communication. But, the teaching of

pronunciation is noteasy because the teacher must be careful in some aspects, for

example: teaching pronunciation by knowing the position ofthelips, the jaw and

the tongue. The English teacherof SD 1 Purwosari Kudusteachesnot

onlythearticulation but also stress and intonation of words.She also said that when

the teacher taught to pronounce words, the students are following it well. But five

to ten minutes later students forget that how to pronounce these words.

Studentslost of their attention. To solve the problem above and also attract the

students’ attention, an interactive method or media is needed.The use“Puppet

Show” is as an alternative medium of teaching young learnerswhich is considered

as the useful solution of those problems above.

The objective of the research are (1) To find out the significant difference

between the pronunciation skill of fifth grade students of SD 1 Purwosasi in

academic year 2014/2015 before and after being taught by using “Puppet Show”.

The design of this research is quashi experimental research. This uses

design of research by using one group pre-test and post-test. The writer conducts

the experimental research for the fifthgrade students of SD 1 Purowsari Kudus in

academic year 2014/2015. The numbers of students were 24 students.

The result of the research is; there is a significant difference between the

ability of English pronunciation of the fifth grade students of SDN 1 Purwosari

Kudus in the academic year 2014/2015 before and after being taught by using

“Puppet Show”.It is proved by the level of significance 0.05% and degree of

freedom (df) 23. This is shown by the data that the t observation (t0) is 9.16 and

the t table (tt) is 1.71, the result is t0>tt (t observation is higher than t table). While,

the ability of English pronunciation before being taught by using “Puppet Show”

got the mean 63.67 and after being taught by using “Puppet Show”, the

calculation of mean is 83.17.

The suggestionsare; (1) Teachers can apply “Puppet Show” in teaching

English pronunciation because it is proved that it works well to make students’

English pronunciation to be better than before, (2) Students in elementary school

are very attractive. Teachers should manage their activities in the classroom in

order to help them to master English pronunciationby using “Puppet Show”

during learning English process and (3) To further researchers, they are hoped to

try “Puppet Show” to another kind of English skill.

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ABSRAKSI

Rokhman, Fatkhur Nor. 2015. "Pertunjukan Boneka” dalam Pembelajaran

Pengucapan Bahasa Inggris (Sebuah Penelitian Eksperimental di Siswa

Kelas Lima SD 1 Purwosari Kudus Tahun Ajaran 2014/2015)".Skripsi.

Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris, Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu

Pendidikan, Universitas Muria Kudus. Dosen Pembimbing: (I) Dra. Hj.

Sri EndangKusmaryati, M.Pd, (II) Rusiana, S.Pd, M.Pd

Kata kunci: Pertunjukan Boneka dan Pengucapan Bahasa Inggris

Mengajar pengucapan penting dalam mengajar bahasa Inggris. Cara

mengucapkan kata-kata dapat mempengaruhi komunikasi. Tapi, pengajaran

pengucapan tidak mudah karena guru harus berhati-hati dalam beberapa aspek,

misalnya: mengajar pengucapan dengan mengetahui posisi bibir, rahang, dan

lidah. Mereka mengajarkan tidak hanya artikulasi tetapi juga stress dan intonasi

kata-kata. Guru bahasa Inggris dari SD 1 Purwosari Kudus juga mengatakan

bahwa ketika guru diajarkan untuk mengucapkan kata-kata, siswa mengikuti

dengan baik. Tapi lima sampai sepuluh menit kemudian siswa lupa bahwa

bagaimana mengucapkan kata-kata ini. Mereka kehilangan perhatian mereka.

Untuk mengatasi masalah di atas dan juga menarik perhatian siswa, metode

interaktif atau media yang diperlukan. Menggunakan "Pertunjukan Boneka"

sebagai media alternative dari mengajar pelajar muda dapat dianggap sebagai cara

yang berguna karena menyenangkan mereka banyak.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah (1) Untuk mencari perbedaan yang

signifikan antara keterampilan pengucapan siswa kelas lima SD 1 Purwosasi di

tahun akademik 2014/2015 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan menggunakan

"Pertunjukan Boneka".

Desain penelitian ini adalah penelitian quashi eksperimental. Ini

menggunakan desain penelitian dengan menggunakan satu kelompok pre-test dan

post-test. Penulis melakukan penelitian eksperimental untuk siswa kelas lima SD

1 Purowsari Kudus pada tahun akademik 2014/2015. Jumlah siswa 24 siswa.

Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah; ada perbedaan yang signifikan antara

kemampuan pengucapan bahasa Inggris siswa kelas lima SDN Purwosari 1 Kudus

pada tahun akademik 2014/2015 sebelum dan sesudah diajarkan dengan

menggunakan "Pertunjukan Boneka". Hal ini dibuktikan dengan tingkat

signifikansi 0,05% dan derajat kebebasan (df) 23. Hal ini ditunjukkan oleh data

bahwa t observasi (t0) adalah 9,16 dan t tabel (tt) 1.71, hasilnya adalah t0>tt

(observasi t lebih tinggi dari t tabel). Sementara, kemampuan pengucapan bahasa

Inggris sebelum diajarkan dengan menggunakan "Pertunjukan Boneka" mendapat

rata-rata 63,67 dan setelah diajarkan dengan menggunakan "Pertunjukan Boneka",

perhitungan rata-rata adalah 83,17.

Saran-saran adalah; (1) Guru dapat menerapkan "Puppet Show" dalam

mengajar pengucapan bahasa Inggris karena terbukti bahwa ia bekerja dengan

baik untuk membuat pengucapan bahasa Inggris siswa untuk menjadi lebih baik

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dari sebelumnya, (2) Siswa sekolah dasar sungguhyang sangat atraktif. Guru harus

mengelola kegiatan mereka di dalam kelas untuk membantu mereka untuk

menguasai pengucapan bahasa Inggris dengan menggunakan "Pertunjukan

Boneka" selama proses belajar bahasa Inggris dan (3) Untuk lebih peneliti, mereka

berharap untuk mencoba "Pertunjukan Boneka" untuk jenis lain dari kemampuan

berbahasa Inggris.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Page

COVER .......................................................................................................... i

LOGO . ............................................................................................................ ii

TITLE . ........................................................................................................... iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION . .................................................................... iv

ADVISORS’ APPROVAL . .......................................................................... v

EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ......................................................................... vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. ............................................................................ vii

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................... ix

ABSRAKSI ..................................................................................................... x

TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................... xii

LIST OF TABLES ......................................................................................... xiv

LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................... xv

LIST OF APPENDICES ............................................................................... xvi

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Research ..................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problems ........................................................................ 4

1.3 Objectives of the Research ........................................................................ 4

1.4 Significance of the Research ..................................................................... 5

1.5 Limitation of the Research ........................................................................ 5

1.6 Operational Definition .............................................................................. 8

CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Teaching English to Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purowsari Kudus 7

2.2 English for Young Learners ............................................................... 9

2.3 English Pronunciation ........................................................................ 10

2.3.1 Kinds of Sound in English Pronunciation .......................................... 11

2.3.2 The Importance of Pronunciation ...................................................... 21

2.3.3 Five Main Areas of Difficulty of English Pronunciation................... 22

2.4 Puppet as Media of Teaching ............................................................. 24

2.4.1 Kinds of Puppets ................................................................................ 25

2.4.2 Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Puppet as a Media in

Teaching Pronunciation ..................................................................... 26

2.5 Previous Research .............................................................................. 28

2.6 Theoretical Framework ...................................................................... 29

2.7 Hypothesis.......................................................................................... 31

CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH 3.1 Research Design ................................................................................... 32

3.2 Subject of the Research ........................................................................ 33

3.3 Instrument of the Research ................................................................... 34

3.4 Data Collecting ..................................................................................... 35

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3.5 Data Analyzing ..................................................................................... 36

CHAPTER IVFINDING OF THE RESEARCH 4.1 Finding of the Research ........................................................................ 39

4.2 Hypothesis Testing ............................................................................... 43

CHAPTER V DISCUSSION

Discussion ............................................................................................ 45

CHAPTER VICONCLUSSION AND SUGGESTION

6.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 50

6.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................ 51

REFERENCES ............................................................................................... 52

APPENDICES ............................................................................................... 55

CURRICULUM VITAE ................................................................................ 77

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Page

2.1 Five Main Areas of Difficulty in English Pronunciation........................ 23

3.1 The Score Criteria of the Ability of English pronunciation ................... 35

4.1 The Ability of English Pronunciation of the Fifth Grade Students ofSD

1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 before Being Taught

by Using “Puppet Show” ..................................................................... 39

4.2 Frequency Distribution of the Ability of English Pronunciation of the

Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in AcademicYear

2014/2015 before Being Taught by Using “Puppet Show” .................... 40

4.3 The ability of English Pronunciation of the Fifth Grade Students of SD

1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 after Being Taught

by Using “Puppet Show” ........................................................................ 41

4.4 Frequency Distribution of the Ability of English Pronunciation of the

Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year

2014/2015 after Being Taught by Using “Puppet Show” ....................... 42

4.5 The Summary of the Result of the Scores of the English Pronunciation

Ability of SD 1 Purwosari Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 before

and after Being Taught by Using “Puppet Show” .................................. 43

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page

3.1 Schema One Group Pre-Test, Post-Test Design of Experimental

Research ............................................................................................. 32

4.1 Polygon of the English Pronunciation Ability of SD 1 Purwosari

Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 before Being Taught by Using

“Puppet Show” .................................................................................... 40

4.2 Polygon of the English Pronunciation Ability of SD 1 Purwosari

Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 after Being Taught by Using

“Puppet Show” ................................................................................... 42

4.3 The Sampling Distribution with Critical Region and Test Statistical

Displayed ............................................................................................ 44

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page

1 Syllabus of SD 1 Purwosari .............................................................. 54

2 Lesson Plan ....................................................................................... 55

3 Instrument of the Research ................................................................. 63

4 The Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of the Ability of

English Pronunciation of Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purwosari

Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 before Taught by Using

“Puppet Show” ................................................................................... 64

5 The Calculation of Mean and Standard Deviation of theAbility of

English Pronunciation of Fifth Grade Students of SD 1 Purwosari

Kudus in Academic Year 2014/2015 before Taught by Using

“Puppet Show” ................................................................................... 67

6 The t Test Calculation ........................................................................ 70

7 tTable.................................................................................................. 72