Teching Vocabulary Through Song at the First Grade of Senior High School

Yunita Gasma, Hery Yufrizal, Muhammd Sukirlan

Abstract


Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui apakah penggunaan lagu bahasa Inggris dapat meningkatkan kosa kata siswa sekolah menengah atas. 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. Data yang terkumpul di analisa menggunakanone group pretest-posttest design, dan 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 students vocabulary achievement. The design of the research was one group pretest- postest design. 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 data were analyzed by using one group pretest-posttest design and 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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