6 drills. By implementing drilling technique, the students would do many practices
to get used to pronouncing the English words correctly and appropriately. Then, they would have a good speaking skill later. Based on Russel 2008, drilling is a
good method. it was because the students were given excellent model of pronunciation immediately before they are asked to respond. In drilling activity,
the researcher will be an excellent model for the students to practice correct pronunciation before they are asked to repeat. Drilling technique would also make
the students familiar with English words.
B. Research Problem
Based on the problem of the students, the researcher comes up with a research problem as follows:
“To what extent does drilling technique improve students of XI AP class of SMK BOPKRI 1 Yogyakarta to pronounce English words?”
C. Problem Limitation
The study is limited to the subject focus and the purpose. The participants of the study were 21 students of XI AP class in SMK BOPKRI 1 Yogyakarta. The
purpose of the study is to overcome the students’ problem in pronouncing English words. Drilling technique was addressed to overcome the problem faced by the
students. Therefore, the researcher limits the study to the implementation of drilling technique in students’ pronunciation.
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D. Research Objective
This study has an objective to help the students to improve their pronunciation by implementing drilling technique in the classroom. The aim of
the implementation is to know to what extent drilling technique improves the students of XI AP class of SMK BOPKRI 1 Yogyakarta to pronounce English
words.
E. Research Benefits
There are some benefits of the study for the readers. 1.
The researcher will be able to be more creative in teaching the students. The researcher will also be able to answer the problem formulation of the study.
2. The teacher will be able to know the problems faced by students in speaking
activities and uses drilling technique with more intensive practices to improve students speaking. The teacher will get the idea of teaching English by asking
the students to be more active to speak English. 3.
The students will know what their problems are in learning English. By drilling technique, the students were expected to master in speaking. With the
application of drilling technique, the students should practise the pronunciation of many English words to support their speaking skill.
4. For future researcher who is going to conduct a similar research, this study
will be beneficial. The report in the study can be used as a reference.
F. Definition of Terms
