Analysis of Word Pronunciation Errors in the Reading of Speech Texts of Class VI Students of Pakuhaji V Elementary School as an Alternative to Making Speech Learning Media in Elementary Schools

Abstract

Reading comprehension is an important life skill. Reading is receptive. It is said to be receptive because through reading, a person can get information, add insight, add new knowledge and experience. Reading learning must continue to be improved to be more effective given the importance of reading in Indonesian language learning. As language learners, students often make mistakes in the pronunciation of reading speech texts. This is due to student’s lack of mastery of good and correct pronunciation of Indonesian words. So that the error will take place continuously until it finally becomes a habit made by both teachers and students. To find out the level of student’s abilities and skills in reading speech texts, the researcher is interested in studying research on word pronunciation error analysis and intends to develop appropriate learning media to anticipate the emergence of similar errors in the future. After observing the current situation of grade VI elementary school students. The researcher used the method of analyzing word errors in the form of documents (audio) then analyzed using language error analysis techniques described by Tarigan, then in this study the researcher used a synchronic approach. This study found 263 errors. For grade VI elementary school, the researcher made speech learning media as an alternative to analyzing the data findings.