THE ABILITY IN USING ENGLISH INTONATION OF SECOND SEMESTER STUDENTS OF ENGLISH DEPARTMENT IN MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOREJO IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2012/2013

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to describe the ability in using English intonation of the second semester students. This research is a descriptive quantitative research. The researcher uses pronunciation test in the form of sentences using falling and rising intonation in getting the data. The researcher gets the data by recording students’ pronunciation and note taking of their pronunciation.  The result of this study shows that the level of the students’ ability in using English intonation is 71.8 belongs to good category. The most dominant error is in deciding proper intonation in certain sentence. From the finding the writer knows that few students have difficulties in choosing whether they use falling intonation or rising intonation, especially in determining exclamations, emotional statements and order that make them choose the intonation wrongly. The result, it shows that the ability in using English intonations belongs to good category.

(Keywords:ability, intonation and pronunciation)