Teaching Vocabulary through Song at The First Grade of Senior High School

Yunita Gasma, Hery Yufrizal, Muhammad Sukirlan

Abstract


Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah penggunaan lagu bahasa Inggris dapat meningkatkan kosa kata siswa sekolah menengah atas, dan untuk mengetahui aspek kosa kata yang mana yang mengalami peningkatan tertinggi. Pendekatan penelitian ini adalah penelitian kuantitatif. Tes kosa kata digunakan sebagai instrument pengambilan data. Subyek penelitian ini adalah siswa kelas sepuluh pada siswa sekolah menengah atas di Bandar Lampung. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa ada peningkatan statistik yang signifakan dalam peningkatan pencapaian kosa kata siswa setelah mereka diajarkan menggunakan lagu. Ini menyarankan bahwa lagu bermanfaat untuk meningkatkan pencapaian kosa kata siswa.

The aim of this study was to find out whether the use of song could increase senior high school studentsvocabulary achievement. The approach of this study was quantitative. Vocabulary tests were used as the instrument to elicit the data. The subjects of this study were the first grade students of senior high school students in Bandar Lampung. The result showed that there was a statistically significant increase of students vocabulary achievement after they were taught through songs. This suggests that songs are effective to improve students vocabulary achievement.

Key words: vocabulary achievement, media, song


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