Video-assisted Instruction for Pronunciation Improvement: An Intervention Study with Indonesian EFL Students
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.37253/iallteach.v7i1.10417Keywords:
Video-based Instruction, Pronunciation, Vowel and Consonant, EFL LearnersAbstract
This study examined the effectiveness of video-based instruction in improving the English pronunciation skills of 32 second-year students at a public senior high school in South Sulawesi. Using a one-group pre-test–post-test design over one month, students participated in eight sessions incorporating video materials that modeled vowels, consonants, stress, intonation, and rhythm. Quantitative data from pre- and post-tests were analyzed using SPSS. Results showed a significant improvement in pronunciation scores—from an average of 48.50 (“poor”) to 65.75—with a paired-samples t-test (t = –10.213, p = 0.000) confirming the statistical significance. Students made notable gains in producing unfamiliar phonemes and recognizing word stress, though intonation and rhythm remained more challenging. These findings suggest that video-assisted learning can enhance pronunciation outcomes in EFL classrooms. Practically, this implies that teachers should integrate multimedia tools into instruction to increase student engagement, provide authentic models, and foster more effective and inclusive pronunciation learning environments.
References
AbdAlgane, M., & Idris, S. A. M. (2020). Challenges of pronunciation to EFL learners in spoken English. Multicultural Education, 6(5).
Afshari, S., & Ketabi, S. (2017). Current trends and future directions in teaching English pronunciation. International Journal of Research Studies in Language Learning, 6(2), 83-91.
Antaris, I., & Omolu, F. A. (2019). Factors affecting pronunciation difficulties of 8th grade students of MTSN Palu Barat. Journal of Foreign Language and Educational Research, 2(2), 10-19.
Cruttenden, A. (2014). Gimson's pronunciation of English. Routledge.
Darcy, I. (2018). Powerful and effective pronunciation instruction: How can we achieve it? The CATESOL Journal, 30(1).
Darcy, I., Rocca, B., & Hancock, Z. (2021). A window into the classroom: How teachers integrate pronunciation instruction. RELC Journal, 52(1), 110-127. https://doi.org/10.1177/0033688220964269
Derwing, T. M., & Munro, M. J. (2015). Pronunciation fundamentals. John Benjamins Publishing Company.
Foote, J. A., Holtby, A. K., & Derwing, T. M. (2011). Survey of the teaching of pronunciation in adult ESL programs in Canada, 2010. TESL Canada journal, 1-22.
Gilakjani, A. P. (2017). English pronunciation instruction: Views and recommendations. Journal of Language Teaching and Research, 8(6), 1249-1255. http://dx.doi.org/10.17507/jltr.0806.30
Grant, L. (2017). Well said: Pronunciation for clear communication (4th ed.). Cengage Learning.
Hidayati, D. S. (2021). The Implementation of Video-Assisted Guided Conversation to Improve Students’ Speaking Skill at Eleventh Grade of MA Annuriyyah Jember (Doctoral dissertation, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teaching Training English Education Department).
Isaacs, T. (2008). Towards defining a valid assessment criterion of pronunciation proficiency in non-native English-speaking graduate students. Canadian Modern Language Review, 64(4), 555-580.
Jafari, S., Karimi, M. R., & Jafari, S. (2021). Beliefs and practices of EFL instructors in teaching pronunciation. Vision: Journal for Language and Foreign Language Learning, 10(2), 147-166.
Kang, O., Thomson, R. I., & Murphy, J. (Eds.). (2018). The Routledge handbook of contemporary English pronunciation (pp. 511-526). New York, NY: Routledge.
Lasabuda, N. (2017). An identification of students’difficulties in pronunciation. Al-Lisan: Jurnal Bahasa (e-Journal), 2(1), 17-24.
Ladefoged, P., & Johnson, K. (2014). A Course in Phonetics. 7th ed. Cengage Learning.
Levis, J. M., & Wichmann, A. (2015). English intonation–Form and meaning. The handbook of English pronunciation, 139-155.
Maiza, M. (2020). An Analysis of Students Pronunciation Errors. JOEEL Journal of English Education and Literature, 1(1), 18-23.
Martinsen, R., Montgomery, C., & Willardson, V. (2017). The effectiveness of video‐based shadowing and tracking pronunciation exercises for foreign language learners. Foreign Language Annals, 50(4), 661-680.
McGregor, A., & Reed, M. (2018). Integrating pronunciation into the English language curriculum: A framework for teachers. The CATESOL Journal, 30(1).
Menggo, S., Basir, A., & Halum, Y. S. (2022). Video-based tasks in strengthening speaking skills of EFL college students. Indonesian Journal of EFL and Linguistics, 7(2), 279.
Murphy, J. M. (2017). Teacher training in the teaching of pronunciation 1. In The Routledge handbook of contemporary English pronunciation (pp. 298-319). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315145006
Odden, D. (2022). Radical substance-free phonology and feature learning. Canadian Journal of Linguistics/Revue canadienne de linguistique, 67(4), 500-551.
Qizi, O. D. I., & Dilshodbekovna, A. Z. (2024). Teaching pronunciation in preschool and primary education. Indonesian Journal of Primary Education, 8(2), 247-254.
Plailek, T., & Essien, A. M. (2021). Pronunciation problems and factors affecting English pronunciation of EFL students. Turkish Journal of Computer and Mathematics Education, 12(12), 2026-2033.
Pennington, M. C. (2021). Teaching pronunciation: The state of the art 2021. Relc Journal, 52(1), 3-21.
Putri, Y. A., Sada, C., & Riyanti, D. (2018). Improving Students’ Pronunciation By Using Tongue Twister Technique. Jurnal Pendidikan dan Pembelajaran Khatulistiwa (JPPK), 7(11).
Sanjaya, W. (2017). Paradigma baru mengajar. Kencana.
Shen, W. W., Lin, J. M., Cheng, W. K., & Hong, Z. W. (2023). Developing and evaluating an online video-assisted collocation learning system for EFL students. Interactive Learning Environments, 31(8), 5292-5306.
Taş, Ş. (2024). Improving students' pronunciation skills through watching videos and audio recordings.
Toçi, A. (2020). Problems with pronunciation among students of English language and literature-SEEU. Seeu Review, 15(2), 113-125.
Zsiga, E. C. (2024). The sounds of language: An introduction to phonetics and phonology. John Wiley & Sons.
.png)
