3. pedagogically, it will contribute in the education field and can be used to develop
further researches on pronunciation teaching.
1.6 Definition of Terms
Some key terms in this research are improving, pronunciation, Tongue Twisters, and fifth graders. Those terms are defined in this sub-chapter and further explanations are
discussed in Chapter II. The first term is improving. It comes from the root improve which means make
or become better Hornby, 2005. Thus, the word improving means “to make
something becomes better. ”
The second term is pronunciation. According to Burns 2003: 5, “
pronunciation refers to the phonology of the language – or the meaningful
perception and production of the sounds of that language and how they impact on the listener.
” The third term is Tongue Twister. It is one of popular activity in pronunciation
exercises. “Tongue twister is a word, phrase, or sentence that is difficult to
pronounce in a row which is packed with the repetition of the same sound and the repetition of consonant sound Vas, 2007:1
.” The last term is fifth graders. They are students of elementary school in the
fifth year of their study. Mostly, they are children around ten to eleven years old.
1.7 Limitation of the Study
This research intends to find out how effective do tongue twisters help fifth graders in improving their pronunciation of ð and
θ. The focus of this research is on the pronunciation of words that commonly used in speaking; especially deal with short
expression of thanking, giving and asking thingsservices, giving orders and instructions. However, it does not mean that other elements are not prominent in this
study. Focusing on pronunciations of some words only is merely due to some constrains especially in terms of time.
1.8 Outline of the Report
This final project consists of five chapters. Each chapter presents different discussion that still in line with the topic.
Chapter I is introduction which consists of background of the study, reasons for choosing the topic, research problems, objectives of the research, significance of the
research, definition of terms, limitation of the study, and outline of the report. Chapter II presents review of related literature. It contains review of the
previous studies, related theories and theoretical framework. Chapter III presents methods of investigation which
Chapter IV presents results of the study which deal with analysis and discussion of the findings.
Chapter V presents the conclusions and the suggestions.
