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LEARNING PHONEME /Θ/ USING “VOCAROO”
Clara Auliza Kanahaya, Agatha Tri Renaningtyas, Michelle Amanda Weningtyas, Angela Mutiara Dhea Sonda

Last modified: 2025-06-06

Abstract


Many Indonesian college students face challenges pronouncing the English voiceless dental fricative /θ/ and commonly often saying /t/ or /s/ instead. This research aims to find out how Vocaroo, an online voice recording tool, helps students practice and improve their pronunciation of the English sound /θ/, as in the words “thick”, “think”, “thumb”. The participants were 50 students from the ELESP at Sanata Dharma University. The students practiced saying the word /θ/ using Vocaroo for four weeks and participated in guided pronunciation practices using Vocaroo to record, playback, and self-assess their pronunciation. Their progress will be evaluated through pre- and post- tests. This study aims to determine whether Vocaroo can serve as an effective, accessible tool to support learner autonomy and enhance phonemic awareness in Indonesian EFL contexts.

Keywords


Vocaroo, pronunciation, /θ/, EFL.