Journal International of Lingua and Technology
Vol. 3 No. 1 (2024)

Is Tik-Tok a Helpful Application for Improving College Students’ English Pronunciation?

Henny Merizawati (Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Al-Akbar Surabaya)
Luana Luana (Universitas Kristen Indonesia Paulus)
Marnangkok Pakpahan (Universitas Widya Dharma Pontianak)
Naura Ariesta (Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta)
McCarty Elliot (Atlantic Technological University)



Article Info

Publish Date
12 Oct 2023

Abstract

Currently English is an international language that makes it easy to use it to be able to communicate between each other. This study aims to provide an overview of the use of social media as a medium of learning English to improve pronunciation or pronunciation, using the TikTok application as a learning medium. This research uses descriptive qualitative methods on 10 6th semester students majoring in English at Mahmud Yunus Islamic State University Batusangkaryang who have used the TikTok application. In collecting data, researchers used in-depth interviews with participants to explore information about TikTok as a learning media in improving pronunciation. From the interview, the researcher analyzed each answer from the respondent and the researcher found that the use of TikTok as a learning medium could improve the respondent's pronunciation or fluency in speaking English. Based on the results that researchers get, most students state that the TikTok application can improve their pronunciation skills and TikTok can be used as a learning media for pronunciation in English because it has many benefits and is effective in helping students and lecturers in teaching and learning activities.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jiltech

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Journal International of Lingua and Technology is published by Sekolah Tinggi Agama Islam Al-Hikmah Pariangan Batusangkar, West Sumatra, Indonesia. is an international peer reviewed and open access journal in language education. The aim is to publish conceptual and research articles that explore the ...