MENINGKATKAN PELAFALAN SISWA KELAS X SMA BALA KESELAMATAN PALU MELALUI METODE AUDIO-LINGUAL

ABSTRACT
Reniasni Kamidi (A12119203).“ Improving Pronunciation of Tenth Grade
Students of SMA Bala Keselamatan Palu Through Audio-Lingual Method”, a
skripsi, English Education Study Program, Language and Art Education
Department, Teacher Training and Education Faculty, under the supervision of
Mukrim and Hastini.
This study aims to find out whether the Audio-lingual method is effective in
improving students' pronunciation, particularly in word stress, among tenth-grade
students of SMA Bala Keselamatan Palu. The research employed a quasiexperimental design involving 54 students, divided into an experimental group
(n=25) and a control group (n=29) through total sampling technique. The
experimental group was taught using the audio-lingual method, while the control
group followed conventional methods. Data were collected using pre-tests and posttests, and analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test. The results showed that the
experimental group achieved a higher mean post-test score (75.44) compared to the
control group (61.69). Statistical analysis using SPSS version 26 showed a
significance value (Asymp. Sig. 2-tailed) of 0.000, which is less than 0.05,
indicating a statistically significant difference between the two groups. These
results indicate that the Audio-Lingual Method is effective in improving students'
pronunciation, specifically in mastering word stress in English.
Keywords: Improving, Pronunciation, Audio-Lingual Method.