ABSTRACT

Amar, Lily Nabila. 2018. Students’ Perception on the Use of Tongue Twisters in     Learning English Pronunciation at SMP Negeri 24 Banjarmasin.         SARJANA’S  THESIS, English Language Education, FKIP, Universitas            Lambung Mangkurat.First Advisor: Dr. Fatchul Mu’in, M.Hum. Second   Advisor: Asmi Rusmanayanti,S.Pd, M.Sc.

Keywords: tongue twister, learning, pronunciation, eighth grade, perceptions.

The aim of this study is to investigate and describe students' perceptions on the use of Tongue Twister technique in learning pronunciation at the eighth grade of SMP Negeri 24 Banjarmasin. The subject of this research is 29 students of VIII B. The method of this study is descriptive qualitative study. The data were collected by using questionnaire and interview. The researcher analyzed the data by organizing, categorizing, and interpreting the data.

The result of this study showed that students perceived that Tongue Twisters are useful for their learning pronunciation in order to help the students to pronounce the sounds in an easy way. Students feel enjoyment and confident in learning pronunciation using Tongue Twisters. Furthermore, students perceived that Tongue Twisters can increase their motivation in learning pronunciation. However, some students perceived that Tongue Twisters do not help them to pronounce the words. They perceived that Tongue Twisters make them feel stressed, thus it cannot increase their motivation in learning pronunciation. They also perceived Tongue Twisters are boring because the classroom condition becomes noisy which makes them less concentrated. In conclusion, students’ perceptions on the use of Tongue Twisters in learning English pronunciation are positive even though in some aspects they still perceived negatively.