Kindergarten Learners’ Mastery of English Dental Fricatives by Using Audiovisual Media in Bali Star Academy

Abstract

This research aims to 1) identify and describe the ability of
kindergarten learners in producing English dental fricatives and
2) identify and describe the effect of audio-visual media for
kindergarten learners’ ability in producing English dental
fricatives. This research used experimental approach with Intact
Group Comparison design. The subject of this research was
kindergarten learners in Bali Star Academy. The data of this
research was collected through documentation method and was
analyzed by using qualitative description. The result showed that
control group had higher result compared to experiment group
during the pre-test with 60.71% average score for the control
group and 17.71% average score for the experiment group. After
the audio-visual media applied for the experiment group, the
result changed into 76.28% average score for the experiment
group and 67.85% for the control group.