The Effect of Using Duolingo on Students’ Pronunciation and Fluency at SMA Negeri 5 Bungo

Widuri Widuri; Senorica Yulia Sari

doi:10.24036/jelt.v13i3.129733

The Effect of Using Duolingo on Students’ Pronunciation and Fluency at SMA Negeri 5 Bungo

Widuri Widuri⁽¹⁾, Senorica Yulia Sari⁽²⁾,
(1) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia
(2) Universitas Negeri Padang

Indonesia

Corresponding Author
Copyright (c) 2024 Widuri Widuri

DOI : https://doi.org/10.24036/jelt.v13i3.129733

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Abstract

This research is a pre-experimental design that aims to see the effect of using Duolingo on the students’ pronunciation and fluency of SMA Negeri 5 Bungo students. The population of this research was the 10th grade students of SMA Negeri 5 Bungo which amounted to 75 students and the sample of this study was the 10th grade Mipa class which amounted to 24 students selected through the lottery method. The instrument used was reading aloud test in the form of dialog. This research lasted for 8 weeks, in which students were asked to do a pretest in the first week, then treatment for 6 weeks and finally posttest. Data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 26 by conducting hypothesis testing using paired t-test. The results of this study showed that the sum of the mean scores of the pre-test was 58.50 and the posttest was 77.88. The results of the paired t-test calculation show that the sig value (2-tailed) < 0.05, which means there is a significant change in students' pronunciation and fluency after using the Duolingo application.

Keywords

Speaking Ability, Duolingo Application, Pronunciation and Fluency.

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