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STRATEGIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY AT THE FIRST YEAR IN
SMP N 2 BRINGIN, KABUPATEN SEMARANG
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
Proposed by
SASA ASTRA PAMUNGKAS A320080053
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
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APPROVAL
STRATEGIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY AT THE FIRST YEAR IN SMP N 2 BRINGIN, KABUPATEN SEMARANG
RESEARCH PAPER
BY:
SASA ASTRA PAMUNGKAS A320 080 053
APPROVED BY
CONSULTANT I CONSULTANT II
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ACCEPTANCE
STRATEGIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY AT THE FIRST YEAR IN SMP N 2 BRINGIN, KABUPATEN SEMARANG
By
SASA ASTRA PAMUNGKAS A320080053
Accepted by the Board of Examiners School of Teacher Training and Education
Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta On July 2012
The Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty
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TESTIMONY
Herewith, the writer asserts that there is no work which being submitted to get bachelor degree in any university. In this research paper as far as the writer concerns, there is no work or opinion which was written or published by someone else except the written references which are referred to this and mentioned in the bibliography.
If only there is any incorrectness proved in the future in the writer statements above, he will be fully responsible
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Surakarta, 2012
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(Abraham Lincoln)
It is good to be an important person but much more important to be a kind
person.
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ACKNOWLEDGMENT
Alhamdulillahirobil’alamin, praise to be Allah SWT, the Almighty god,
for blessing and guiding the writer in completing the research with the title
STRATEGIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY AT THE FIRST YEAR IN SMP N 2 BRINGIN, KABUPATENSEMARANGas a partial fulfillment of the requirement for getting bachelor of education English department. In completing this research, the writer realizes that this will not be finished without the help of the following persons. The writer would like to express him great gratitude to them:
1. Drs. Sofyan Arif, M.S, i., as the Dean of the School and Teacher Training and Education Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta.
2. Titis Setyabudi, S.Pd., M.Hum., as the Head of English Department,
3. Aryati Prasetyarini, S.Pd. M.Pd, as the first consultant, who has given himexpertice for this research paper,
4. Nur Hidayat, S.Pd, as the second consultant, who gives help, guidance and corrections,
5. Mr. Fitri Kurniawan, thanks for your advice, you are my favorite lecturer,
6. All of the lectures of English Department thanks for precious knowledge given to him,
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8. Mrs Nurul Umi Aryanti S.Pd as the teacher of English in SMP N 2 Bringin
kab Semarang, who has given help to get the data and information about teaching of English especially in strategies of teaching vocabualary in first grade,
9. All of the students atSMP N 2 Bringin kab Semarang, especially in first year. For all those who cannot be mentioned one by one, thank for support in finishing this paper. Finally the writer realizes that this research paper in far from perfect.
10.His beloved mother (she always remembers your advise) and father who always give, pray, affection, and support every time,
11.His brother “Adya Dwi Pradipta and Tantya Priambada” thank for your suggestion and support ,
12.lovely, “Ika Fitri Rahmawati” who give support for everything, 13.All of his friend in English Department 08,
14.His close friend, Bendot, Adit, Bollang, Iksan, Dendi, and all of BG, “let’s
play PS together”,
15.His best friend in English department, Narko, Hanif, Isenk, Rendi,Didik ,thanks for your help,
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17.Her friends in Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, Monyet, Drajat, Sahid, Adiatma, Undap, Eko, Nasir.All those who cannot be mentioned one by one,
18.All people, who cannot be mentioned one by one, thanks for everything.
Finally, the researcher is aware that this research paper is far from being perfect. Therefore, the researcher expects suggestion and criticism from anybody to improve this paper.
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CHAPTER II : UNDERLYING THEORY ………...…...……. 6
A.Previous Study ...6
B.Theoretical Riview………..…………... 8
1. The Notion of Vocabulary ...9
2. Vocabulary Mastery...10
3. Principles of Teaching Vocabulary... 10
4. The Strategies of Teaching Vocabulary………... 13
a. The Notion of Strategy ………... 13
b. The Strategies of Teaching Vocabulary………...…... 14
5. Procedures of Teaching Vocabulary………... 17
CHAPTER III : RESEARCH METHOD ………... 19
A.The Type of Research ... 19
B.Place and Time of Research... 20
C.Subject and Object of the Study ... 20
D.Data and Data Source... 20
E. The Technique of Collecting Data ………... 21
F. The Technique of Analyzing Data... 22
CHAPTER IV : RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION...24
A.Research Finding ...24
1. The Strategies Used by the Teacher in Teaching vocabulary ... 24
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b. Synonym/ antonym... 27
c. Translating………... 28
d. Fill in the blank... 30
2. Problem Faced by the Teacher... 32
a. Class management... 32
b. The motivation of the students... 33
c. Student’s lazziness...34
3. The Problem Solving Applied by the Teacher... 35
B.Discussion... 36
CHAPTER V : CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ...41
A.Conclusion... 41
B.Suggestion... 42
REFERENCES
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List of appendix:
1. Draft interview...47
2. Lesson plan...50
3. Documentation...70
4. Syllabus...73
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Sasa Astra Pamungkas, A320.080.053,STRATEGIES IN TEACHING VOCABULARY AT THE FIRST YEAR IN SMP N 2 BRINGIN, KABUPATEN SEMARANG, Research paper, Muhammadiyah University of Surakarta, 2012.
This research is aimed at describing the strategies used by the teacher, problem faced by the teacher, and problem solved by the teacherin teaching vocabulary.
The writer uses descriptive qualitative to analyze the data. The data are taken from interview, observation and document. The subject of this study is the English teacher of SMP N 2 Bringin Kabupaten Semarang. The object of this study focuses on the process of teaching vocabulary to the first grade students in SMP N 2 Bringin Kabupaten Semarang.
Based on the class observation, interview, and document, the writer draws some conclusion about the strategy by the teacher, problem faced and problem solved by the teacher. The strategies committed by the teacher are: (1) memorization, (2) synonym/antonym, (3) translating, and (4) fill in the blank. The
problems faced by the teacher are: (1) classroom management, (2) student’s motivation and (3) student’s laziness. The problems solved by the teacher are: (1) she called the students who make noisy and asked them some questions about the material or she ordered the student who wasnoisy to go out, (2) the teacher gave advice and motivation about the importance of English subject and the importance to improve the vocabulary. Besides, the teacher also implemented another strategy by givingscore to the active students. The students also can consult the difficult materials with the teacher out of class, (3) the teacher gave new vocabulary that wrote in the whiteboard every meeting to improve their vocabulary. The strategies used by the teacher are good because the strategies can make the students more active. Besides that, the strategies used by the teacher can make the students interested in following theclass.
Consultant I Consultant II
(Aryati Prasetyarini, S.Pd. M.Pd.) (Nur Hidayat, S.Pd.)
Dean,
