Improving EFL Students’ Pronunciation through Self-Made Video (A study at Department of English Language Education UIN Ar-Raniry Banda Aceh)

This study investigated the use of self-made video to improve the students’ ability in English pronunciation. The aims of the study was to know how the students improve their pronunciation by three times taking self-made video and their perception about self-made video. The students with low score in vocabulary and pronunciation course at English Department in Islamic State University of Ar-Ranirywere selected as the sample. There were given the audio recording of the Native Speaker as a guidance. Furthermore, the students asked to take 3 (three) self-made videos in 3 weeks range by imitating the Native Speaker’s audio. This study used qualitative method to analyze pronunciation, stressing, intonation and linking soundto get the accuracy in imitating the Native Speaker’s audio. The findings showed that all of the students have improved their pronunciation by imitating the native speaker in 3 times self-made video. Equally important, the students’ answers in interview greatly supported that self-made video was really effective in learning pronunciation. After all, using self-made video have motivated and attracted the students in learning English.