THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TALKING STICK METHOD

TOWARD THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY OF

EIGHTH GRADE IN SMPN 2 BANTUR MALANG

THESIS

By:

Laila Monica Rohmawati

201210100311055

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2017

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TALKING STICK METHOD

TOWARD THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY OF

EIGHTH GRADE IN SMPN 2 BANTUR MALANG

THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Language Education

By:

Laila Monica Rohmawati

201210100311055

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2017

MOTTO AND DEDICATION

“To be the last is not the least. To be the last is first step to be the first”

-Laila Monica Rohmawati-

“You have to learn the rules of the game. Then, you have to play better than

anyone else”

- Albert Einstein-

“After climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to

climb”

-Nelson Mandela-

The researcher dedicated this thesis to:

My Beloved Parents

My Beloved Grandmother

My Beloved Brother and Sisters

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TALKING STICK METHOD TOWARD THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY OF EIGHTH GRADE IN SMPN

2 BANTUR MALANG

ABSTRACT

In mastering English, there are four skills to be learned by the students, they are; speaking, reading, writing, and listening. To get the goal of these four skills the component of English which is important to learn is vocabulary. Vocabulary is important to enhance the English achievement. In fact, the teacher needs a method to create good atmosphere in the class. Talking stick method is a variable that may influence the students’ vocabulary mastery. This research, intended to know the effectiveness of talking stick method toward the students’ vocabulary mastery of eighth grade in SMPN 2 Bantur Malang. Therefore, this research was conducted to verify the result of the research problem.

This research used quasi-Experimental research design because the researcher did not have authority to conduct randomly assign subject. For the purpose of collecting the data, 66 students were participated in this research and divided into two groups there are; experiment and control group for being a sample. Two kinds of test obtained to be the instrument, pretest and posttest. The data of this research gained by using SPSS(Statistic Product and Statistic Solution) 21 for windows computer program.

Based on the data analysis, the result of SPSS found that tobservedhigher than ttable(3.33>1.67). The effectiveness of talking stick method makes the students feel confident, more active and also interested to take a part in the teaching and learning process. The students were not shy anymore because all of them going to take part on it. The effectiveness of talking stick method also motivate them to join the teaching and learning process. In addition, Null Hypothesis (Ho) was rejected and Alternative Hypothesis (Hi) was accepted.

Keyword: Effectiveness, Talking Stick, Method, Vocabulary Mastery

First Advisor, Researcher,

Drs. ErlyWahyuni, M.Si Laila Monica Rohmawati

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

In the name of Allah SWT, God lords the beneficent the merciful and the

creator of everything in the universe. The most gracious and the most merciful

only praise to him who has given the writer a capacity to finish the thesis. Peace

and blessing always are upon our prophet Muhammad SAW who has presented al

Qur’an and al Hadist to be Moslem guidance.

Honorable mention goes to my first advisor,Dra. Erly Wahyuni, M.Si and my

second advisor, Drs. Munash Fauzie Anwar, M.M for their advices and

supportsduring guiding me in finishing this thesis.Moreover, my great appreciate

addressed to my thesis examiners,Teguh Hadi Saputro, S.Pd., M.A and Masyhud,

M.Pdfor their valuable suggestionsthat can make this thesis better than before.

I would like to express my gratefulness and appreciation for my beloved

mother and father, Mrs. Siti Zulaikha and Mr. Mulyadi, who always supporting

me to finish this thesis, and who has always been my spirit to finish this thesis and

for my grandmother H. Istiqomah for always pray the best for me,and also my

beloved sisters,Dyan Artha, Rizky Fajar, also for my brother M. Fajrian Umar

Fanani, who give me endless supports and nice affection.

Lastly, I would like to express my thankfulness for my roommates of A54

Putri Amalia, Waqiatus Sholiha, Rividha Rubiyanto and Dwi Kusuma Wardani

who always gives me advice also our togetherness, support and always be with

me, they are all really mean in my life. For all my classmatesespecially forSafrida

Nurul Adhayani, Viona Kartikawati, Novita Candra, and Lu’lu’a Mauliatuz, who

always givesme moral support and motivation.

The researcher, 30th January 2017

Laila Monica Rohmawati

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL.......................................................................................................... iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION .............................................................................. v

LETTER OF AUTHENTICITY ......................................................................... vi

ABSTRACT ......................................................................................................... vii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................... viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ..................................................................................... ix

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of the Study .................................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem ................................................................................... 5

1.3 Purpose of the Study .......................................................................................... 5

1.4 Hypothesis..........................................................................................................5

1.5 Significance of the Study ................................................................................... 6

1.6 Scope and Limitation ......................................................................................... 6

1.7 Definitions of Key Terms................................................................................... 7

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Vocabulary ......................................................................................................... 8

2.1.1 Kind of Vocabulary ................................................................................. 10

2.1.2 Type of Vocabulary................................................................................. 11

2.2 Vocabulary Mastery ......................................................................................... 14

2.3 The Importance of Vocabulary ........................................................................ 17

2.4 Talking Stick Method ....................................................................................... 19

2.4.1 The Procedure of Talking Stick Method ................................................. 21

2.4.2 The Strength and Weakness of Talking Stick Method .......................... 21

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Design of the Study .......................................................................................... 23

3.2 Population and Sample ..................................................................................... 25

3.3 Data Collection................................................................................................. 26

3.3.1 Instrument .............................................................................................. 26

3.3.1.1 Pre-Test .......................................................................................... 27

3.3.1.1 Post-Test ......................................................................................... 27

3.3.2 Treatment ............................................................................................... 27

3.3.3 The Procedure of the Data Collection ................................................... 28

3.4 Data Analysis Technique ................................................................................. 29

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

1.1 Findings ........................................................................................................... 32

4.1.1 The Result of the Pretest ..................................................................... 33

4.1.1.1 The Result of the Pretest of Experiment Group .............................. 33

4.1.1.2 The Result of the Pretest of Control Group ..................................... 33

4.1.1.3 The Comparison of Pretest Result between the Experiment and

Control Group .................................................................................. 34

4.1.2 The Result of the Posttest .................................................................. 35

4.1.2.1 The Result of Posttest of Experiment Group ................................... 35

4.1.2.2 The Result of Posttest of Control Group ......................................... 36

4.1.2.3 The Comparison of Posttst Result between the Experiment and

Control Group .................................................................................. 37

4.1.3 The Result of Hypothesis Testing ....................................................... 38

4.2 Discussion ....................................................................................................... 39

CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusion........................................................................................................ 43

5.2 Suggestion ........................................................................................................ 44

5.2.1 For the Teachers .................................................................................... 44

5.2.2 For the Students ....................................................................................45

5.2.3 For the Further Researchers .................................................................. 45

REFERENCES ..................................................................................................... 46

List of Table

Table 3.1 The Research Matrix Design.................................................................. 24

Table 3.2 Pretest and Posttest Score of Experiment and Control Group ............... 29

Table 4.1 The Result of the Pretest of Experiment Group ..................................... 33

Table 4.2 The Result of the Pretest of Control Group ........................................... 34

Table 4.3 The Comparison of Pretest Result between the Experiment and Control

Group ..................................................................................................... 34

Table 4.4 The Result of Hypothesis Testing on the Pretest ................................... 35

Table 4.5 The Result of Posttest of Experiment Group ......................................... 36

Table 4.6 The Result of Posttest of Control Group ................................................ 36

Table 4.7 The Comparison of Posttest Result between the Experiment and Control

Group ..................................................................................................... 37

Table 4.8 The Result of the Hypothesis Testing on the Posttest ............................ 38

List of Appendices

Appendix 1 Lesson Plan................................................................................... 49

Appendix 2 LKS .............................................................................................. 77

Appendix 3 Pretest Task .................................................................................. 91

Appendix 4Posttest Task .................................................................................. 93

Appendix 5 Result of Experiment Group ........................................................95

Appendix 6 Result of Control Group ............................................................... 96

Appendix 7Photograph..................................................................................... 97

Appendix 8Letter ........................................................................................... 101

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