The Effect of Homophone Flashcards in Improving Student’s Pronunciation at The Tenth Grade of SMAN 3 Tarakan
The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of homophones flash cards in improving the pronunciation of class X IPA 2 students at SMA Negeri 3 Tarakan. The study used a pre-experimental design, with one experimental group consisting of six meetings, including treatment, and one pretest and post-test experimental group. Purposive sampling was used to collect the sample , which consisted of 32 students from class X IPA 2. A reading exam with a number of students and pronunciation was used as the research instruments. Pretest and posttest data were examined using flashcards media in face to face teaching and leaning activities. SPSS, a statistical analysis progam, was used to analyze the data. The result of this study showed that there were changes in the scores of the two exams when flashcards were used before and after being taught. Between the pretest and posttest, the researcher calculated the students’ average writing test score. The paired sample t-test revealed that the t-test was -12.776 in both the pretest and postest. The number of degree of freedoom (df) was 31, and the level of significance was 95%. The t-count (-12.776) was higher than the t-table in this case (2.039). The researcher found a substantial influence on students utilizing homophone flashcards at the tenth grade of SMA Negeri 3 Tarakan after analyzing the data using SPSS version 22.0. The difference in mean indicated that the mean posttest score was higher than mean pretest score (82.97). (5091). Therefore , Ha was accepted and Ho was rejected. The application of Homophones Flashcards was an effective medium to improve students’ pronunciation. The use of Homophones Flashcards was effective in improving students’pronunciation.