The Impact of ELSA Speak Application on Improving English Pronunciation Among Seventh Grades Students at SMPN 3 Tarakan
This study was motivated by the low pronunciation ability of seventh-grade junior high school students in English learning. The aim of this study was to determine the improvement in students' pronunciation ability through the use of the ELSA Speak application. The research method used was pre-experimental with a one-group pretest-posttest design. The research subjects were seventh-grade students of a junior high school. Data were collected through a pronunciation test and analyzed using descriptive analysis. Based on the data obtained from the pre-test and post-test, the aspect that showed the highest improvement was intonation, with the average score increasing from 23.7% to 63%. Meanwhile, vowel pronunciation also demonstrated a moderate improvement, with the average score rising from 62.8% to 66.6%. The results of the study indicate an improvement in students' pronunciation ability after using the ELSA Speak application. Therefore, the ELSA Speak application can be used as an effective learning media to improve students' pronunciation ability.