CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A.
Background
There are many
aspects in teaching English that need attention, they are reading, listening,
speaking, structure,and vocabulary. Vocabulary is considered as the most significant factor.
Without mastering it, people are not able to use the language. Harmer (1991:
53) if language structure makes up the skeletal of language, then it provides
the vital organs, therefore, an ability to manipulate grammatical structure
does not have any potential for expressing meaning unless what are used, it
means that withtout vocabularies requrement influence students’ achievement in
studying english. Goodman (1991: 53) gives evidence that students with string
vocabularies are more successful in school.
Students of
junior high school must learn a number of words for their competence to be a
speaker or writer. However, the reality shows that the main factor faced by the
students cannot read and understand the text since they do not have a good
command of vocabulary.they are doubtful to express their ideas in english
because they have limited vocabulary in their mind. Sometimes they are worried
to converse with each other or they fear to make mistakes.
It is necessarry
to develop the students’ vocabulary according to the English curiculum. Teachers
of English are expected to tell
their students how to learn vocabulary
well, in this case the ministry of National education expect the English
teacher to motivate English student in order to master English vocabulary
because the teacher of English language of junior high school in Indonesia is
considered unsuccesful. They also need to find situatuion by creating good
atmosphere through efficient and effective technique.
Based on the description above, the researcher uses possible
sentences strategy
as one of strategy in improving the spirit of students in learning English. It
is believed that possible sentences can help the students improve their
vocabulary in teaching and learning process. The Possible Sentences technique
creates interest in the passage that will be read, as children become actively
involved in learning and using the words to be found in it. Indeed, a study by
Stahl and Kapinus (1991) indicated that Possible Sentences is effective in
teaching vocabulary and promoting recall of passage information.
The research observation to the students
of the first
year students in class VII B of
SMP , the research found the skill of students of vocabulary
still low. We can see the mean score of the students in vocabulary expecially
verbs is 4,4 and adjectives is 4,2.this
score under by minimum achievement criteria (KKM) in junior high school is 6,0
and categories low poor level which based on standard classification. According
to their teacher, it is happened because
students have poor motivation in learning English. Although, the teacher has
technique of learning process in the classroom, but it is could not make the
students interest for this reason, the researcher proposes a research in
vocabulary “improving the students’ vocabulary
achievement through possible sentences strategy”.
B. Problem Statement
Based
on the background above, the questions are formulated as follows:
1. How
is the improvement of the Students’ verb based on possible sentences (PS)
strategy?
2. How
is the improvement of the Students’ adjective based on possible sentences(PS)
strategy?
C. The Objectives of the Research
In relation to the problem
statements above, the objective of the study researcher is:
1. To
find out the students’ improvement verb based on possible sentences strategy at the first year students in class VII B of SMP .
2. To
find out the students’
improvement adjective based on possible
sentences strategy at
the first year students in class VII B of SMP .
D.
Significance
of the Study
The findings of the
research are expected to be useful information to the teachers and give some
contributions to the success of teaching and learning English process at junior
high school specially, it is expected to improve the students’ vocabulary
through Possible sentences strategy.
E.
The
Scope of the Research
The research would be limited the use of
Possible Sentences strategy to improve the students vocabulary achievement in
term of adjective and verb, at the first year students in class
VII B of SMP , where the students active learning in the classroom.
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