AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ INVOLVEMENT IN
LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES
(A Classroom Action Research at the Class VIII C of SMP N 2 Karanglewas in Academic Year 2012/ 2013)
A Thesis
Submitted to English Department a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for S.Pd Degree
By:
WIWIT APRIANI 0801050200
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
DEDICATION
From the bottom of my heart, this research paper is incredibly dedicated to:
1. My incredible parents “Abu Sofyan & Sugiarti” who give me the incredible
love and support.
2. My incredible grandparents “Mbah Kakung (Sukiman)& Mbah Putri
(Admini)“ who give me the incredible spirit.
3. My incredible little brother “Aldy” who always makes me happy.
4. My future husband who will always love and take cares me always.
5. My incredible friend “Heru Pramono, S.Pd” who gives me motivation with
his bad words.
6. My incredible friends “Nuryati, S.Pd and Indryani Dwi S, S.Pd” who always
together with me and makes my days are beautiful.
7. My incredible friends “Wuri Handayani, S.Kg & Eli Setyawati, S. Psi” who
always give me their shoulder when I was fallen.
8. My incredible friends in “She Kost” (Jiwog, Mba Ruinah, Ciwek, Cunong,
Desol, Destrong, Pitong, Lindut, Ifa, Mei, Eka, Ria) who makes my day
crazy.
MOTTO
…” Success is getting what we
want. Happiness is wanting
what you get…”
PREFACE
Assalamu`alaikum wr.wb.
Alhamdulillahirrobbil’alamiin, praise is to Allah SWT who has given His divine direction and guidance so that the researcher can accomplish his research paper with the title “An Effort to Improve Students‟ Involvement in Learning English through Interactive Activities (A classroom action research at the class VIII C of SMP N 2 Karanglewas in academic year 2012/2013)”. This research paper is presented as a partial fulfillment of the requirements for getting bachelor degree in English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto. However, this success would not be achieved without the help, guidance, and support from others. Therefore, the researcher would like to express his great gratitude to:
1. Drs. Ahmad, M. Pd., the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
2. Drs. Pudiyono, M.Hum., the Head of the English Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto. 3. Dra. Titi Wahyukti, M. Pd., the first consultant, for his support, guidance,
valuable advices and criticism during the process of writing this research paper. 4. Faisal, S.S, M. Pd., the second consultant who has patiently given motivation
and criticism.
6. Bambang Gunawan, S. Pd., S. IP, the headmaster of SMP N 2 Karangewas, who has given permission to the researcher to conduct the research in his institution,
7. Eni Saptoningsih, S. Pd., the English teachers of SMP N 2 Karanglewas who had allowed permission to conduct this research,
8. All eight grade students of SMP N 2 Karanglewas, especially VIII C who had participated in the research,
10. All writer‟s friends at English Department of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto.
11. All of the people who cannot be mentioned one by one here.
Finally, the writer realizes that the research paper is still far from being perfect. Therefore, suggestion and criticism will be accepted for the improvement of the research.
Wassalamu`alaikum wr.wb.
Purwokerto, July 2013
ABSTRACT
AN EFFORT TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ INVOLVEMENT IN
LEARNING ENGLISH THROUGH INTERACTIVE ACTIVITIES (A Classroom Action Research at the Class VIII C SMP N 2 Karanglewas in
Academic Year 2012/ 2013 )
By
WIWIT APRIANI 0801050200
This research aimed to improve students‟ involvement in learning English through interactive activities. The method was Classroom Action Research (CAR) which was held at the VIII C class students of SMP N 2 Karanglewas in academic year 2012/2013 as the subject of the research. The number of students was 30. This study was done in February. The researcher worked collaboratively with the English teacher in the class.
The Classroom Action Research carried out based on Kemmis and McTaggart design. There were two cycles with two actions in each cycle comprising planning, acting, observing, reflecting, and evaluating. The data were collected using observation, questionnaire, interview, field note, and documentation.
The result of the data observation showed that the average of students‟ involvement in Cycle 1 was 35.83%, and the average of students‟ involvement in
Cycle 2 was 78.61%, so improvement from Cycle 1 to Cycle 2 was 42.78%. It has reached the criterion of the indicator success which was 40%. It was supported by the questionnaire result. The questionnaire result showed that the students gave the positive response toward Interactive Activities in learning English. Then, from the interview result, the students gave positive response and showed that the students felt happy, enjoyable, and enthusiastic in learning English. Based on the
data above Interactive Activities was able to improve students‟ involvement in learning English.
TABLE OF CONTENT
E. Contribution of Research ... 4
CHAPTER II LITERATURE REVIEW A. Learning ... 5
1. Language Learning ... 6
2. English Learning ... 7
B. Involvement in Learning Process ... 9
1. Contributive Involvement ... 10
C. The Factor that Cause Students‟ Low Involvement ... 13
D. Interactive Language Teaching ... 14
1. Learner to Content ... 15
2. Learner to Instructor ... 15
3. Learner to Learner ... 16
E. ... T ypes of Interactive Activities ... 18
F. Kinds of Interactive Activities ... 23
1. Questioning and Answering Activity ... 23
2. The Activities used after Questioning and Answering Activity ... 24
G. Basic Assumption ... 26
H. Hypothesis of the Research ... 26
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD A. Method of the Research ... 28
B. Place and Time of the Research ... 29
C. Subject of the Research ... 29
D. Research Design ... 30
E. Technique of Collecting Data ... 33
F. Technique for Analyzing Data ... 37
1. The Qualitative Data ... 37
2. The Quantitative Data ... 38
G. Criteria of the Successful Action ... 40
CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISSCUSION A. Research Result 1. Pre – condition ... 41
2. Questionnaire Result ... 71 3. Interview Result ... 75 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND DISSCUSION
A. Conclusion ... 77 B. Suggestion ... 78
REFERENCES
THE LIST OF TABLES
Table 2. 1. The Kind of Involvement Table 2. 2. The Indicators of involvement
Table 2. 3. The Reproducible Activity Types
Table 2. 4. The Indicators of Involvement for Each Aspect Table 3. 1. The Schedule of the Research
Table 3. 2. Observation Checklist for Students‟ Activities
Table 3. 3. Observation Sheet of teacher Activities
Table 4. 1. The Result of Students observation in Pre – Condition Table 4. 2. The Observation Result of Students‟ Activities in Cycle 1
Table 4. 3. The Observation Result of Students‟ Activities in Cycle 2
THE LIST OF FIGURE
Figure 3. 1. Kemmis and McTaggart‟s Classroom Action Research Model
THE LIST OF APPENDICES
APPENDIX 1: List of Students‟ Name ... 84
Students Work Group ... 85
APPENDIX 2: Lesson Plan 1 ... 88
Lesson Plan 2 ... 97
Lesson Plan 3 ... 103
Lesson Plan 4 ... 114
APPENDIX 3: Field Notes ... 124
APPENDIX 4: Interview Result of Teacher and Students ... 129
APPENDIX 5: Observation Result of Students‟ Activities (action 1, cycle 1) ... 138
Observation Result of Students‟ Activities (action 1, cycle 2) ... 140
Observation Result of Students‟ Activities (action 2, cycle 1) ... 142
Observation Result of Students‟ Activities (action 2, cycle 2) ... 144
APPENDIX 6: Recapitulation the Questionnaire and Students‟ Involvement ... 146
