THE USE OF PICTURES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY IN SEVENTH GRADE OF A JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN MAJALAYA(Quasi-Experimental Study of Seventh Grade Students at One School in Majalaya)

• Main Author: Sinta Susilawati, - (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: 2011-06-28.
• Subjects: Thesis; NonPeerReviewed
• Online Access: Link Metadata
• Notes: http://repository.upi.edu/102059/1/s_ing_0603287_table_of_content.pdf; http://repository.upi.edu/102059/2/s_ing_0603287_chapter1.pdf; http://repository.upi.edu/102059/3/s_ing_0603287_chapter2.pdf; http://repository.upi.edu/102059/4/s_ing_0603287_chapter3.pdf; http://repository.upi.edu/102059/5/s_ing_0603287_chapter5.pdf; http://repository.upi.edu/102059/6/s_ing_0603287_bibliography.pdf
• Keywords: L Education (General)

The focus of this research was to investigate " The Use of Pictures in Teaching Vocabulary in Seventh Grade of Junior High School in Majalaya" Quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test was used in conducting the research. There were two classes of seventh graders, each of which consists of 20 students (7A) and 20 students (7B). The total numbers of students were 40 students. Two classes which had been chosen based on non- random sampling were labeled into experimental and control groups. The treatment was given in eight sessions and the questionnaire was used as the research instruments on the student's responses of the research. Then, the scores of both groups were analyzed by using dependent t-test computation. From the independent t-test computation, the counted t = 1.058 is lower than critical value of t = 2.000, at p = .05 with the df = 38 (1.058> 2.000). Therefore, Ho which states "The use of pictures in teaching vocabulary is not effective to improve the vocabulary mastery of the seventh grade students" is not rejected. This finding of the research indicates that the implementation of pictures in the research was not resulted in effective English teaching to improve and develop students' vocabulary mastery in junior high school. However, the students' responses through the questionnaires suggested that pictures improve the students' interest in English.