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CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION
From all discussion in this paper, the writer would like to conclude about the result of this research. And then, related to the conclusion the writer would
give some suggestion. However, before conclude and suggest this research, the writer would like to summarize this research.
In summarize for this research, the writer conducted the implementation of CAR Classroom Action Research as a research design. The writer used Kemmis
and Mc. Taggart design, which has four phases, there are plan, act, observe, and reflect. In this moment, the writer used two cycles. In CAR, the writer applied one
of the techniques in improving students‟ pronunciation, which is minimal-pair drill. In this technique, the students practice their pronunciation intensively, yet
they could practice they pronunciation by using this technique inside and outside of classroom independently.
Furthermore, the observation and the implementation of this CAR were held at first grade class VII.3, SMPN 66 Jakarta academic year 20102011. The
number of students is 39 students. Based on the writer‟s observation, minimal pair
drill has been successfully improving the students‟ pronunciation and it was also
effective to be implemented in large classroom. Even, the teacher or the students did the teaching learning activities well. Moreover, the students were more active
in learning English pronunciation. Based on the result of students‟ pronunciation test, it can be measured that
the students could improve the students‟ pronunciation mean score more than
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30, that it was criterion for CAR success. Thus, the implementation of minimal pair drills in improving the students‟ pronunciation, especially at class VII.3,
SMPN 66 Jakarta was successful.
A. Conclusion
Based on the research conducted at class VII.3 SMPN 66 Jakarta in academic year 20102011, it could be concluded that the students improve their
English pronunciation by using minimal pair drills. Then, they also could recognize the English phonetic symbols. Therefore, the students were showed
their progress and be able to gain the best achievement especially in English pronunciation.
B. Suggestion
The writer would like to give some suggestions for the teacher. First, she suggests the teacher for keeping
the minimal pair drills in improving students‟ pronunciation into teaching learning activity. Second, the teacher is hoped for
continuing to introduce the phonetic symbols to the students step by step because it helps their comprehension in distinguishing English phonemic sound. Third, the
writer hopes the teacher should expand this technique into the minimal-pair sentence practice, as in this research the writer is focused on minimal-pair word
practice. Hopefully, these suggestions will be useful for teacher‟s professional job in improving the quality of teaching learning activity.
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