Majesty Journal
Vol 2 No 2 (2020): Majesty: Language Education and Distance Learning

ELSA Speak Application as a Supporting Media in Enhancing Students’ Pronunciation Skill

Ita Sarmita Samad (Universitas Muhammadiyah Enrekang)
Ismail Ismail (Universitas Muhammadiyah Enrekang)



Article Info

Publish Date
13 Jul 2020

Abstract

This research aimed at verifying the effectiveness of using ELSA Speak Application in enhancing students’ pronunciation skills. It applied a quantitative method. Specifically, it used a pre-experimental research design. The population was the English study program students of STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang. The sample was the first semester students in the academic year 2018/ 2019. It was chosen through purposive sampling technique by considering that the sample took the pronunciation course at that time. The data were collected through pre-test and post-test which was conducted using the recording. The data attained were analyzed statistically. The result shows that the pre-test means the score is 1.96 while the post-test mean score is 5.79 by applying 0.05 level of significance with 29 degrees of freedom (29), the t-test 6.28 was higher than the t-table 1.699. It indicated that the use of ELSA Speak application is effective in enhancing the pronunciation skill of the first semester students of STKIP Muhammadiyah Enrekang.

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Journal Info

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majesty

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Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

MAJESTY JOURNAL concern in publishing the original research articles, review articles from contributors, and the current issues related to language and linguistics. The main objective of Majesty is to provide a platform for the scholars, academicians, and researchers to share the contemporary ...