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APPROVAL
THE USE OF CORPUS TO IMRPOVE STUDENTS’
VOCABULARY MASTERY
A Classroom Action Research at Fifth Grade Students of SD Ta’mirul Islam Surakarta in the Academic Year of 2014/2015
THESIS
By:
KACUNG ARIF ROHMAN NIM S891308022
This thesis has been approved by the consultants of Graduate School of English Education Department of Sebelas Maret University Surakarta
Consultant I
The Head of Graduate Program of English Education Department of Sebelas Maret University
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LEGITIMATION OF EXAMINERS
THE USE OF CORPUS TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY
(A Classroom Action Research at Fifth Grade Students of SD Ta’mirul Islam Surakarta in the Academic Year of 2014/2015)
By
Kacung Arif Rohman NIM S891308022
This thesis has been examined by the Board of Examiners of English Education Department, Graduate School of Sebelas Maret University on 29 June 2016.
Board of Examiners Signatures
Chairman Dr. Abdul Asib, M.Pd
(...) NIP. 195203071980031005
Secretary Dr. Sumardi, M.Hum
(...) The Dean of Teacher Training and Education
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PRONOUNCEMENT
This is to certify that the researcher himself writes this thesis entitled “The
Use of Corpus to Improve Students’ Vocabulary Mastery (A Classroom Action
Research at Fifth Grade Students of SD Ta’mirul Islam Surakarta in the Academic
Year of 2014/2015)”.
It is not a plagiarism or made by others. Anything related to others’ work is
written in quotation, the source of which is listed on bibliography.
If then this pronouncement proves incorrect, I am ready to accept any academic punishment including the withdrawal or cancellation of my academic degree.
Surakarta, 2016
v ABSTRACT
Kacung Arif Rohman, S891308022 “The Use of Corpus to Improve Students’
Vocabulary Mastery (A Classroom Action Research at Fifth Gra de Students of SD
Ta’mirul Islam Surakarta in the Academic Year of 2014-2015)”. Thesis. First Consultant: Prof. Dr. Joko Nurkamto, M.Pd., Second Consultant: Dr. Ngadiso, M.Pd. Surakarta: English Education Department of Graduate School. Sebelas Maret University, 2016.
This thesis is aimed to (1) identify how corpus is used to improve students’ vocabulary mastery at fifth grade students of SD Ta’mirul Islam Surakarta; and (2) identify the strengths and weaknesses of corpus when it is implemented in the teaching learning process of English.
This classroom action research was conducted at SD Ta’mirul Islam Surakarta in the Academic Year of 2014-2015 while the subject of this research is fifth grade students of it. This research was carried out in two cycles. Each cycle consisted of four steps: planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The qualitative data were collected by using interview, observation, and questionnaire while quantitative data were collected by using tests (pre-test and post-test). There were five steps in analyzing qualitative data: assembling the data, coding the data, comparing the data, building interpretations and reporting the outcomes. Then, quantitative data were analyzed through descriptive statistics.
The research findings show that corpus can improve students’ vocabulary mastery. There were three indicators which pass the passing grade: (1) identifying
Realizing the usefulness of corpus to teach students vocabulary, the teachers or students can use it as one of alternative media to teach or learn English especially vocabulary.
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MOTTO
“success needs effort and struggle”
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DEDICATION
This thesis is dedicated to my beloved parents, brother, and sister:
H. M. Syukur & Hj. Siti Sholihah
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
Praise is to Allah SWT, that eventually I can finish this thesis. I would like to extent my grateful to Prof. Dr. Joko Nurkamto, M.Pd, the first consultant, and to Dr. Ngadiso, M.Pd, the second consultant, for their great guidance, great support, great advice, until completing this thesis. My grateful is also to Dr. Ngadiso, M.Pd, the Head of the English Department of Graduate Program of Sebelas Maret University for having approved this thesis.
My appreciation also goes to the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Sebelas Maret University and The Director of Graduate Program of Sebelas Maret University, for the permission to complete the research, Slamet, S.Pd., the Head Master of SD Ta’mirul Islam Surakarta, for the kindness to allow
me to conduct the research at SD Ta’mirul Islam and to all of Fifth Grade Students of SD Ta’mirul Islam Surakarta in the Academic Year of 2014/2015.
I really do hope that this thesis can provide contribution to the quality improvement of educational practice, especially for teaching and learning of English. Therefore, all suggestions and criticisms for the better improvement will be greatly welcomed.
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CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Research Setting ... 50
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d. Reflecting... 107
C. Discussion ... 108
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION, IMPLICATION, AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion ... 116
B. Implication ... 117
C. Suggestion... 118
BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 120
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LIST OF TABLES
Table 2.1 Knowing the word ... 15
Table 2.2 Indicators of vocabulary ... 16
Table 3.1 Schedule of the research ... 51
Table 4.1 The score of pre-test ... 67
Table 4.2 The comparison score between pre-test and post-test I ... 83
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LIST OF FIGURES
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LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
BNC (British National Corpus) ... 33
CALL (Computer Assisted Language Learning) ... 40
DDL (Data Driven Language) ... 36
EAP (English for Academic Purpose) ... 39
EFL (English as Foreign Language) ... 39
ESL (English as Second Language) ... 39
ESP (English for Specific Purpose)... 41
L1 (First Language) ... 41
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LIST OF APPENDECES
Try out test ... 123
Validity of try out test ... 126
Reliability of try out test... 127
Pre-test... 128
The result of pre-test ... 130
Questionnaire ... 131
Script of interview ... 135
Lesson plan of cycle I... 142
Blue print of post-test I... 163
Post-test I ... 164
The result of post-test I... 167
Lesson plan of cycle II ... 168
Blue print of post-test II ... 189
Post-test II ... 190
