GUESSING GAME TO IMPROVE FIFTH GRADERS VOCABULARY ABILITY AT SDN GULUK-GULUK I SUMENEP THESIS
By: DEWI FATMILA 07360073
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG 2013
GUESSING GAME TO IMPROVE FIFTH GRADERS VOCABULARY ABILITY AT SDN GULUK-GULUK I SUMENEP
THESIS This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve the Sarjana Degree in English Education
By: DEWI FATMILA 07360073
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG 2013
This thesis written by Dewi Fatmila was approved on April 10th, 2013.
By:
Advisor II,
Advisor I,
This Thesis was defended in front of the examiners of Faculty of Teacher Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang and accepted as one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education on April 10th, 2013.
Approved by Faculty of Teacher Training and Education University of Muhammadiyah Malang Dean,
Dr. M. Syaifuddin, M. M
Examiners
Signatures:
1. Bayu H. Wicaksono, M.Ed., Ph.D
1. ………………………
2. Puji Sumarsono, M.Ed
2……………………….
3. Riza Elfana, M.A
3……………………….
4. Drs. Mas’udi, M.Ed
4……………………….
MOTO AND DEDICATION Study hard, self confident and concentration. Indahnya hidup bukan karena seberapa banyak orang mengenal kita, tapi seberapa banyak orang yang tersenyum karena kita.
DEDICATED TO: My Father (Zainuddin), My Mother (Tumyati), and My Brother (M. Mirza Z)
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
All praises be to Allah SWT for his endless mercy until her thesis has finished. Peace and blessing always be poured upon the prophet Muhammad SAW. Then, she would like to express her best appreciation to: 1. Mrs. Riza Elfana, M.A, and Drs. Mas’udi, M.Ed. for their intensive guidance. 2. Her parent (Zainuddin and Tumyati) who always support her and her beloved brother Mirza. 3. Her beloved sister, Phiphi, Melin, Mia A, Mia H, Ayu P, Rahayu P, Meti, Mey and her friends whose names could not be mentioned one by one. 4. English Students in University of Muhammadiyah Malang, for their cooperation and information in completing this thesis. The researcher realizes that this thesis has been far from the perfect. Therefore, criticisms and suggestions are also expected to develop this thesis.
Malang, April 2013
Dewi Fatmila
TABLE OF CONTENTS APPROVAL ..................................................................................................... i LEGALIZATION ............................................................................................ ii MOTTO & DEDICATION ............................................................................ iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS............................................................................. iv ABSTRACT ...................................................................................................... v TABLE OF CONTENTS................................................................................. vi CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Background of the Study ....................................................................... 1 1.2 Statement of the Problem....................................................................... 3 1.3 Hypothesis ............................................................................................. 4 1.4 Purpose of the Study .............................................................................. 4 1.5 Significance of the Study....................................................................... 4 1.6 Scope and Limitation ............................................................................. 5 1.7 Definition of Key Terms........................................................................ 5 CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE 2.1 Vocabulary............................................................................................. 6 2.2 The Importance of Vocabulary .............................................................. 7 2.3 Teaching Vocabulary............................................................................. 7 2.3.1 The Goal of Teaching Vocabulary to Young Learners....................... 10 2.4 Technique .............................................................................................. 12 2.4.1 The Technique of Teaching Vocabulary to Young Learners ............ 12 2.4.1.1 Games ............................................................................................ 12 2.4.1.2 Songs .............................................................................................. 13 2.4.1.3 Stories ............................................................................................ 14 2.5 Guessing Game .................................................................................... 15 2.6 Kinds of Guessing Game ..................................................................... 16 2.6.1 Guessing Games in Teaching Vocabulary ........................................ 18
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 3.1 Research Design .................................................................................... 20 3.2 Subject of the Study............................................................................... 20 3.3 Treatment ............................................................................................... 21 3.4 Research Instrument ............................................................................. 22 3.4.1 Validity of Test .................................................................................. 23 3.4.2 Level of Difficulty .............................................................................. 24 3.4.3 Discriminating Power ........................................................................ 24 3.4.4 Reliabilityof Test ............................................................................... 25 3.5 Data Collection ...................................................................................... 26 3.6 Data Analysis ......................................................................................... 26 3.6 Hypothesis Testing ................................................................................ 28 CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION 4.1 Research Findings.................................................................................. 29 4.2 Discussion ............................................................................................ 31 CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION 5.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 33 5.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................. 33 REFERENCES APPENDIX
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