Pronunciation is a crucial thing in English speaking, which is phonology in action. Phonological rules deal with the correct pronunciation of words. Pronunciation is an aspect of learning English that many students struggle with. In this digital era, students need simple thing to learn pronunciation. English sound is the application to help student learn pronunciation. This application learning more detailed about pronunciation, such as stress, symbol, sound, etc. This study is aims to investigate the perception of the students toward English Sound Application to the learning of pronunciation. the researched method used in this study is descriptive qualitative method, and the data collected through depth-interview. The data gathered through the interview with 10 students of 6th Grade English Education Department the result of the research have shown that most of the participant are the user of English Sound Application, and this app really enjoyable, useful, and gave many improvements in english. Accordingly, this research recommends students use English Sound Application in the learning of Phonology and pronunciation.
Reading comprehension is the ability to process text, understand meaning, and synthesize it with what the reader already understands. In this industrial era 4.0, reading mastery is very important for students, because they can gain a lot of knowledge and information. In fact, every student in reading class may have their own difficulties especially in understanding English reading. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine students' reading comprehension difficulties and identify student responses to the survey. Data was collected using a questionnaire distributed to 30 students at UIN KH Saifuddin Zuhri Purwokerto. In collecting data, researchers used 12 questionnaires which were used to collect data. The participants in this study were English students in their fourth year of study. This study uses quantitative methods to describe the research results. Based on statistical data shows that most of the students feel they have difficulty in reading comprehension and did not understand the content they had read because their level was intermediate learners. Lack of confidence and motivation in reading make them fail before trying to understand the content of the reading. However, as English students they should know about reading comprehension strategies themselves.
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