Improving Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Through English Song (A Classroom Action Research At The Fifth Grade Students Of Sd Negeri Demakan 02, Mojolaban, Sukoharjo In 2009/2010 The Academic Year)

Oleh :
Ika Nurkhaeni - K2206003 - Fak. KIP

These research aims are to find out whether or not song can improve vocabulary mastery and whether the use of English song can improve the quality of vocabulary teaching learning process to the fifth grade students of SD Negeri Demakan 02, Mojolaban, Sukoharjo. The approach used in this research is a classroom action research. This action research is conducted in two cycles; in the first cycle there are three meetings: two meetings for teaching learning process and one meeting to give post test cycle 1; and in the second cycle there are three meetings: two meetings for teaching learning process and one meeting for giving post test. Every cycle consists of four steps: planning, action, observation, and reflection. In collecting the data, the researcher uses observational, field note, test, interview, questionnaire and document analysis. Tests are given in pre-test, post test. The researcher analyzes the mean score of each test to find out the improvements of students’ vocabulary mastery after the action is conducted. Interview done before and after the action research. Giving students questionnaire is done before the researcher done action research. The last is document analysis; they include photographs, students’ worksheet, lesson plan, and list of students’ pre-test and post-test results. The result of the research shows that there are positive improvements in students’ vocabulary mastery and class situation in teaching learning process. The improvement of students’ vocabulary mastery shows that their mean score of the post-test is higher than the mean score of the pre-test. The mean score of the pre-test is 63.6. Meanwhile, the means score in post test cycle 1 is 72.4 and the mean score of post test cycle 2 is 80.0. The improvement is also shown from the teaching learning process and vocabulary mastery. By using English song in teaching vocabulary, students could easily understand and memorize new vocabulary. In the teaching learning process, when the teacher uses English song, the students are enthusiastic and enjoy during teaching learning process. They are very happy because they could relax and listen to the music.