4 habits have been formed, the goals of the teacher will be achieved. We know that
one of the ALM goal is forming a good habit, while the other goal of ALM is to make students master the sound system of the foreign language and able to
pronounce the target language accurately. Furthermore, ALM is employed to change the habits of the students‟ native language to interfere in learning the
target language.
1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic
There are some reasons for choosing this topic. First, I think good pronunciation is one of the most important aspects in speaking a foreign language. Speaking
skill or we call it as the communication skill is a key to make our future success. Good speaking skill will help us get more benefits in oral communication. The
benefits are not only in terms as academic achievement but also in professional life. If we mispronounce something when we speak, misunderstanding happens,
so our message cannot be delivered. Second, to achieve good pronunciation, we have to make young learners
get used to pronouncing English sounds properly. The last is about revisiting Audio Lingual Method in teaching pronunciation. Since Audio Lingual Method is
neglected nowadays, Audio Lingual Method should be revisited to know whether this method is relevant for teaching pronunciation or not.
1.3 Research Problem
The research problems in this research are:
5 1. Does ALM improve
students‟ accuracy in vowel pronunciation? 2. How do the students perceive the use of Audio Lingual Method in learning
pronunciation?
1.4 Purposes of the Study
The purposes of the research are to find out: 1.
whether ɑɝM is effective for improving students‟ pronunciation or not; and 2.
students‟ opinion about the use of ɑudio ɝingual Method in teaching pronunciation.
1.5 Hypotheses of the Study
There are two hypotheses in this study. They are alternative hypothesis H
a
and null hypothesis H
:
1 H
a
: there is sig nifi ant differen e in the students’ pronun iation a ility who
are taught by using Audio Lingual Method and those are taught by using Songs and Fidel Charts.
2 H
: there is no significant difference between students who are taught by using Audio Lingual Method and those are taught by using Songs and Fidel
Charts.
1.6 Significance of the Study
