Abstract
Vocabulary considered one of the important things to learn for students, the vocabulary is basic thing that students must be mastered in foreign language lessons, especially in English. Without vocabulary students will have difficulty in mastering skills in English such as writing, reading, listening and speaking. Therefore, it is very important to find out the solution to enhance students’ vocabulary. The objective of the research is to find out whether or not using Jumbled letters can improve the students vocabulary of the tenth grade students in MAN 2 Barru and to find out whether or not using Crossword puzzle can improve the students vocabulary of the tenth grade students in MAN 2 Barru. This research applied quasi-experimental group design with two groups experimental and control class. The population of this research was the tenth grade students of MAN 2 Barru in academic year 2018/2019. The Total sample of the research was taken by using clustering random sampling which consisted of 141 students. From two classes taken from the population of the tenth grade students of MAN 2 Barru, X MIA 1 as the experimental class consisted 29 students and X MIA 3 as the control class that consisted 29 students. The result of the data analysis showed that there was a significant difference of students’ vocabulary before and after teaching vocabulary through jumbled word letters. The value of t-test pre-test 2.09 was higher than t-table 2.000, and the value of post-test 4.62 was higher than t-table 2.000, at the level significance a =0.05 and degree of freedom (df) = 56. It can be concluded that jumbled word letters can enhance the vocabulary of the tenth grade students’ of MAN 2 Barru
Highlights
Vocabulary is the most fundamental thing that must be mastered by students in learning English which is a foreign language especially in Indonesia
Vocabulary considered one of the important things to learn for students, the vocabulary is basic thing that students must be mastered in foreign language lessons, especially in English
The researcher found that most of the students’score of experimental class is presented before giving treatment in vocabulary the students were categorized none of them in very good and good classification, 5 (17,24%) students were in fair classification, 24 (82,76%) students were in poor classification
Summary
Vocabulary is the most fundamental thing that must be mastered by students in learning English which is a foreign language especially in Indonesia. How students can express a language if they are not understand the vocabulary of the language. Some experts such as Mehta (2009) states that “vocabulary is the first and foremost important step in language acquisition”. It means in learning a foreign language the most important thing to do is master the vocabulary of the Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan p-ISSN: 2656-9914 e-ISSN: 2656-8772 language itself. Vocabulary is the knowledge of words and their meanings and without establishing a strong vocabulary base first, comprehension and use of foreign language will not be achieved
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