Abstract
This study focused on teaching vocabulary by using comic strips in Al-Manar Modern Islamic Boarding School Banda Aceh. The aims of study are to investigate whether it is effective to increase students’ motivation in mastering vocabulary by using comic strips and to find out the obstacles faced by the students in using them. The total population of this research was 215 students. The samples of the research are students of class IIA consisted of 21 students of Al-Manar Modern Islamic Boarding School Banda Aceh. The data were obtained from the students by observation, interview, and test. Statistically, the final result of this study is effective. The post test scores are slightly higher than pretest. The researcher applied independent sample t-test calculation to test the hypothesis to analyze the data. The Degree of Freedom (df) is 20. At level of significant 5% and 1% (2,09 and 2,84), the score of t-test (t0) is bigger than ttable : 2,09 < 4,87 > 2,83. Consequently, the hypothesis is accepted. As the result, the hypothesis of this thesis is proved. Therefore, it is effective to increase students’ motivation in mastering vocabulary. It also shows that comic strips help them in learning vocabulary become easier. It can be concluded that teaching vocabulary by using comic strips can be a good motivation for the students. Students have motivation in increasing vocabulary by using it. It made them more spirit and they do not feel sleepy in the class. The class also can be more active. Hence, comic strips can be used to teach English vocabulary to the students. The obstacles faced by the students in using comic strips are limited time provided and the difficulty in memorizing and recognizing words.
Highlights
IntroductionMotivation is something that encourages, direct, and sustains behavior
In conclusion, all respondents accepted the use of comic strips in teaching vocabulary
It was effective in increasing their motivation in mastering vocabulary by using comic strips
Summary
Motivation is something that encourages, direct, and sustains behavior. It is very crucial in selfdevelopment because it links to learning. Motivation is a desire to achieve a goal, combined with the energy to work toward that goal, combined with the energy to work towards that goal (Keblawi, 2009). In learning foreign language, motivation is the extent to which the individual works or strives to learn the language because of a desire to do so and the satisfaction experience in this activity (Liuolienė & Metiūnienė, 2011). Brown state that motivation is the extent to which you make choices about goals to pursue and the effort you will devote to that pursuit (Brown & Lee, 2015)
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