Improving The Vocabulary Mastery of The Fifth Grade Students of SD N 4 Besito in Academic Year 2011/ 2012 by Using A Cartoon Movie Entitled “Sponge Bobâ€. Classroom Action Research.A final project.English
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Universitas Muria Kudus
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Jannah, , Laukhatul
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Bahasa Inggris
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2013-06-29 02:59:17
Abstract :
As an international language, English is keenly as a mean of achieving the aims of a developing country. English is described more detail in every main skill including listening, speaking, reading and writing. It components are Vocabulary, Structure, Spelling and Pronunciation. To achieve these four skills needs the integration with well- design curriculum between mastering in vocabulary and structure. It is hard to master the four language skills without mastering or understanding a number of vocabularies because it is fundamental in language learning. Vocabulary is one of the important components of English, so the English teacher has responsibility in establishing the meaning of vocabularies in the students’ mind. It is not easy to be done. Vocabulary mastery is how far students could acquire many words with their meaning successfully, also they can understand about the synonym, antonym /opposite of the word.Students in the fifth grade of SD N 4 Besito are not successful when they learn vocabulary, it is about 65% of the students are unsuccessful in mastering or memorizing some words. The score of vocabulary is less. Sometimes, the students have difficulties in using language. They try to memorize a certain number of words and their meanings, but they will forget it. Finally, they will be bored and they just have less attention and motivation to learn it. In this final project the researcher conducts the classroom action research. The researcher is as an English teacher in this school. So the researcher knows the characteristic of the students. The researcher decides the problem, it is how can Cartoon movie entitle “Sponge BoB†improve the vocabulary mastery of the students of SD N 4 Besito in Academic year 2011/2012. Objectives of the Research is to find out whether Cartoon movie entitle “Sponge Bob†can improve the vocabulary mastery or not in fifth grade students of SD N 4 Besito in academic year 2011/2012. Since teaching vocabulary by using cartoon movie entitled sponge bob, it can help the students get information about vocabulary. Because in sponge bob cartoon movie, there are some educations to learn for young learners. Such as: the shape of the participant, their hobbies, the colors, their life, the weather, kinds of things in the sea, etc. This research will be useful for the students and teacher of SD N 4 Besito by using cartoon film in getting information about the vocabulary.it becomes more interesting, fun and enjoyable for the students. So, they will easy to understand and memorize about vocabulary. The data gathered were obtained from some sources. They were: observation, vocabulary test, and Students’ Questionnaire. The results of tests are showedby the students’ mean score. There were 61 % of students who passed the vocabulary test in first cycle. It can not indicate the percentage of success. So this research continues to second cycle. The result of the second cycle, there were 87 % students who passed the vocabulary test. It was greater the level of criteria of success. The criteria of success stated that 80 % of students in the class must get the test – score on vocabulary mastery minimum 70. So, it is clear that the cartoon movie entitled Sponge Bob as teaching media can improve students’ vocabulary mastery. However, the researcher suggests the teacher should careful in choosing the film that will be used as an alternative teaching media. The teacher should pay attention on kinds of film, familiarity, length, students’ interest, the objective of teaching, etc.
As an international language, English is keenly as a mean of achieving the aims of a developing country. English is described more detail in every main skill including listening, speaking, reading and writing. It components are Vocabulary, Structure, Spelling and Pronunciation. To achieve these four skills needs the integration with well- design curriculum between mastering in vocabulary and structure. It is hard to master the four language skills without mastering or understanding a number of vocabularies because it is fundamental in language learning. Vocabulary is one of the important components of English, so the English teacher has responsibility in establishing the meaning of vocabularies in the students’ mind. It is not easy to be done. Vocabulary mastery is how far students could acquire many words with their meaning successfully, also they can understand about the synonym, antonym /opposite of the word.Students in the fifth grade of SD N 4 Besito are not successful when they learn vocabulary, it is about 65% of the students are unsuccessful in mastering or memorizing some words. The score of vocabulary is less. Sometimes, the students have difficulties in using language. They try to memorize a certain number of words and their meanings, but they will forget it. Finally, they will be bored and they just have less attention and motivation to learn it. In this final project the researcher conducts the classroom action research. The researcher is as an English teacher in this school. So the researcher knows the characteristic of the students. The researcher decides the problem, it is how can Cartoon movie entitle “Sponge BoB†improve the vocabulary mastery of the students of SD N 4 Besito in Academic year 2011/2012. Objectives of the Research is to find out whether Cartoon movie entitle “Sponge Bob†can improve the vocabulary mastery or not in fifth grade students of SD N 4 Besito in academic year 2011/2012. Since teaching vocabulary by using cartoon movie entitled sponge bob, it can help the students get information about vocabulary. Because in sponge bob cartoon movie, there are some educations to learn for young learners. Such as: the shape of the participant, their hobbies, the colors, their life, the weather, kinds of things in the sea, etc. This research will be useful for the students and teacher of SD N 4 Besito by using cartoon film in getting information about the vocabulary.it becomes more interesting, fun and enjoyable for the students. So, they will easy to understand and memorize about vocabulary. The data gathered were obtained from some sources. They were: observation, vocabulary test, and Students’ Questionnaire. The results of tests are showedby the students’ mean score. There were 61 % of students who passed the vocabulary test in first cycle. It can not indicate the percentage of success. So this research continues to second cycle. The result of the second cycle, there were 87 % students who passed the vocabulary test. It was greater the level of criteria of success. The criteria of success stated that 80 % of students in the class must get the test – score on vocabulary mastery minimum 70. So, it is clear that the cartoon movie entitled Sponge Bob as teaching media can improve students’ vocabulary mastery. However, the researcher suggests the teacher should careful in choosing the film that will be used as an alternative teaching media. The teacher should pay attention on kinds of film, familiarity, length, students’ interest, the objective of teaching, etc.
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