THE USE OF TECHNOLOGIES IN LEARNING PRONUNCIATION AT

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN FACULTY

OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION AT UNIVERSITY OF

MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG.

THESIS

By:

Muhammad Syaiful Jihad

201510100311200

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2020

THE USE OF TECHNOLOGIES IN LEARNING PRONUNCIATION AT

THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT IN FACULTY

OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION AT UNIVERSITY OF

MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG.

THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana

Degree in English Language Education

By:

Muhammad Syaiful Jihad

201510100311200

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2020

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

MOTTOS AND DEDICATIONS ............................................................................ v

AUTHOR’S DECLARATION OF ORIGINALITY ............................................ vi

ABSTRACT............................................................................................................. vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................................. viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................ ix

CHAPTER I .............................................................................................................. 1

1.1 Research Background .................................................................................. 1

1.2 Research Problem ......................................................................................... 3

1.3 Research Objectives ..................................................................................... 4

1.4 Scope and Limitation ................................................................................... 4

1.5 Research Significance ................................................................................... 4

1.6 Definition of key terms ................................................................................. 5

CHAPTER II ............................................................................................................. 6

2.1 Definition of Learning Pronunciation ............................................................. 6

2.1.1 Kinds of Learning Pronunciation .................................................................. 7

2.1.2 Factors that Influence Learning .................................................................... 7

2.2 Definition of Pronunciation .............................................................................. 9

2.2.1 Factors that Influences of Pronunciation ...................................................... 9

2.3 Kinds of Technologies ................................................................................ 10

2.3.1 Games ............................................................................................................. 10

2.3.2 Movies............................................................................................................. 11

2.3.3 Music/Song ..................................................................................................... 11

2.3.4 YouTube ......................................................................................................... 12

2.3.5 Google Translate ........................................................................................... 12

CHAPTER III ......................................................................................................... 13

3.1 Research Design ............................................................................................... 13

3.2 Research Subject ............................................................................................. 14

3.3 Data Collection................................................................................................. 14

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3.3.1 Technique and Instrument ........................................................................... 14

3.1.1.1 Interview .................................................................................................. 15

3.3.2 Procedure ....................................................................................................... 15

CHAPTER IV ......................................................................................................... 17

4.1 Findings ............................................................................................................ 17

4.1.1 The technologies that the learners used for learning pronunciation ........ 18

4.1.1.1 YouTube ...................................................................................................... 18

4.1.1.2 Google Translate ........................................................................................ 19

4.1.1.3 Music ........................................................................................................... 20

4.1.1.4 Games .......................................................................................................... 20

4.2 Discussion ......................................................................................................... 21

CHAPTER V ........................................................................................................... 23

5.1 Conclusion ................................................................................................... 23

5.2 Suggestion .................................................................................................... 23

REFERENCES ....................................................................................................... 25

APPENDIX 1 .......................................................................................................... 27

APPENDIX 2 .......................................................................................................... 29

APPENDIX 3 .......................................................................................................... 31

APPENDIX 4 .......................................................................................................... 33

APPENDIX 5 .......................................................................................................... 35

APPENDIX 6 .......................................................................................................... 36

APPENDIX 7 .......................................................................................................... 38

APPENDIX 8 .......................................................................................................... 40

APPENDIX 9 .......................................................................................................... 42

APPENDIX 10 ........................................................................................................ 44

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