IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION SKILLS BY USING HOMOPHONE GAME AT CLASS XI ONLINE BUSINESS AND MARKETING VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (SMK) ASY SYAFAAH JEMBER

ZAHRO, ANGGUN FITROTUZ (2025) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ ENGLISH PRONUNCIATION SKILLS BY USING HOMOPHONE GAME AT CLASS XI ONLINE BUSINESS AND MARKETING VOCATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL (SMK) ASY SYAFAAH JEMBER. Undergraduate thesis, Universitas Islam Negeri KH Achmad Siddiq Jember.

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Abstract

Keywords: Pronunciation Skill, Homophone Game.

As foreign language learners, it is essential to develop accurate and effective pronunciation skills, as many learners often encounter difficulties in articulating English words correctly. Based on students' problems found in the preliminary study, it was found that students have not realized the differences in vowel and consonant sounds between English and Indonesian. In addition, the direct influence of Indonesian and their respective local languages also often causes errors in the pronunciation of English words.
One way to improve students' pronunciation skills is by using game-based strategies. This study aims to improve students' ability to pronounce English words correctly using Homophone Game. The research question in this study is: How can the implementation of homophone games improve students' English pronunciation skills in class XI Online Business and Marketing Vocational High School (SMK) Asy Syafaah Jember? The purpose of this study is to improve students' English pronunciation skills by using homophone game in class XI Online Business and Marketing Vocational High School (SMK) Asy Syafaah Jember.
This research was conducted using the Classroom Action Research (CAR) method introduced by Kemmis and McTaggart which consists of several steps, namely: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. This research was conducted in two cycles consisting of five meetings. The first cycle was conducted for three meetings, while the second cycle was conducted for two meetings. The subjects of this study were 10 male and 5 female students of class XI Online Business and Marketing of SMK Asy Syafaah Jember in the academic year 2024/2025. This class was chosen because this class has more problems about English pronunciation. To collect data, researcher used the results of student pronunciation skills tests (pre-test and post-test), observation (observation sheet), documentation as well as student pronunciation assessment.
The results showed that there were 3 students who achieved a KKM score of 70 in the pre-test or only 20% of the total students. After being given treatment in the form of homophone shaun dowling game, homophone matching cards game, and homophone mimicking game in two cycles, the results of the second post-test showed a significant increase, namely 12 students or equivalent to 80% of the number of students who successfully reached the KKM 70. Thus, the research success criteria were achieved in two cycles, so the research was stopped at the end of the second cycle. This study concludes that the application of Homophone Games can help improve the English pronunciation skills of students in class XI Online Business and Marketing SMK Asy Syafaah Jember.

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