AN ANALYSIS OF USING SILENT WAY METHOD TO IMPROVE YOUNG LEARNER VOCABULARY
Abstract
Tujuan penelitian ini adalah (1) menemukan tipe kosakata siswa yang meningkat setelah diajarkan melalui metode Silent Way, dan (2) menemukan masalah apa yang dialami oleh siswa ketika siswa diajarkan menggunakan metode Silent Way dalam pengajaran kosakata. Data didapat melalui tes kosakata dan observasi, dan diolah menggunakan The One-Shot Case Study. Hasil test menunjukan bahwa siswa memperoleh nilai tertinggi pada noun. Jumlah nilai yang didapat oleh noun adalah 67. Siswa memperoleh nilai tertinggi pada noun dibandingkan dengan verb (38.7>34.8). Berdasarkan data observasi, peneliti menemukan masalah yang dialami siswa, yaitu siswa yang mempunyai kemampuan rendah dalam penguasaan Bahasa Inggris masih mengalami kebingungan dalam mengikuti pelajaran. Mereka bingung dalam menentukan respon mereka apakah sudah benar atau belum dalam pelajaran tersebut.
The objectives of the research were: (1) to find out students’ vocabulary type that improved after being taught by using Silent Way, and (2) to find out what problems the students faced when taught using Silent Way in teaching vocabulary. The data were collected by using vocabulary test and observations, and were computed by using The One Shot-Case Study. The result of the test showed that the students got the highest score in noun. The total score of noun was 67. The students got higher increase in noun than verb (38.7>26.5). Based on the observation data, The researcher found a problem that the students of low level of English mastery were still confused to follow the lesson. They were confused to find out whether their response was already correct or not.
Keywords: silent way, vocabulary, young learner
Full Text:
PDFReferences
Arikunto, S. 1997. Prosedur Penelitian. Yogyakarta: Rineka Cipta.
Atkinson, R. 1975. Mnemotechnics in second-language learning. American Psychologist 30 (8): 821–28.
Diamond, L. and Gutlohn, L. 2006. Teaching Vocabulary. http://www.readingrockets.org/article/9943/. Retrieved on October 3rd, 2013.
Ellis, N., and A. Beaton. 1993. Psycholinguistic determinants of foreign language vocabulary learning. Language Learning 43 (4): 559–617
Fromkin, V & Robert,R. 1983 An Introduction to Language, New York: CBS College Publishing.
Gattegno, C. 1963. Teaching Foreign Languages in Schools the Silent Way. England: Educational Explorers
Gentner D, Boroditsky L. 2001. Individuation, relativity, and early word learning. In: Bowerman, M., Levinson, S.C. (Eds.), Language acquisition and conceptual development, pp. 215–256. UK: Cambridge University Press.
Hinebaugh, J. P. 2009. A Board Game Education. Lanham: R&L Education.
Long, Michael L and Richards, Jack C. 1987. Methodology in TESOL: a Book of Readings. New York: New Burry House Publishers.
Richard, Jack C. and Rodgers, Theodore S. 1986. Approach and Methods in Language Teaching. London: Cambridge Univesity Press
Rivers, W.M. 1970. Teaching Foreign Language Skills. Chicago: Chicago University Press
Refbacks
- There are currently no refbacks.
Copyright (c)