COMMUNITY LANGUAGE LEARNING METHOD: ENHANCING SECONDARY SCHOOL STUDENTS’ ENGLISH VOCABULARY AT SMP NEGERI 4 KOTA TERNATE
Journal Title: Journal of English Education - Year 2016, Vol 1, Issue 1
Abstract
Vocabulary is a fundamental unit in learning a language. Vocabulary drives us in learning and understanding English skills (reading, listening, speaking, and writing). Without vocabulary, a reader, listener, speaker, or writer does nothing. This study attempted to carry out Community Language Learning Method to enhance secondary school students’ English vocabulary. Its hypotheses are (1) Community Language Learning Method cannot enhance secondary school students’ English vocabulary (H0) and (2) Community Language Learning Method enhance secondary school students’ English vocabulary (H1). This study used quantitative study by applying experimental design of one group pretest- posttest. The population was secondary school students at SMP Negri 4 Kota Ternate. Number of population were 337 students. Sample was 35 students of secondary school. They clasified into two sexes namely; 15 male students and 20 female students. Simple random sampling technique used in taking sample. The instrument applied in this study was multiple choice test. It consisted of 30 iteams. The data were collected by applying pretest, treatment, and posttest. The data obtained were analyzed by using t- test formula from SPSS 16 version. Data findings and analysis on score mean and standart deviation indicated that pretest score mean was lower then posttest = (15.625), than for the posttest score mean was hagher then pretest = (72.69). And, it compared standart deviation of pretest and posttest, standard deviation score of pretest and posttest showed differance each other. Standart deviation score of pretest = (15.625) and posttest = (10.707). it meas that, independend variable had an affect on total score of subject (dependent variable). Moreover, t-test results showed that the average score in posttest x2 = 40.163. is greater than pretest x1 = 15.037. by applying level of significance of 0.5. Therefore, its conclusion that Community Language Learning Method is effective in teaching English vocabulary to the secondary school students. Alternative hypothesis stating that the Community Language Learning Method echance students’ English vocabulary was accepted (H1)and null hypothesis stating that the Community Language Learning Method cannot enhance students’ English vocabulary was rejected (H0)
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Adi F. Mahmud
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