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THE USE OF CARTOON FILM “SHAWN THE TRAIN” TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY
(A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH AT THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SDN 3 JATI WETAN KUDUS
IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014 )
BY:
LICHA ROHMAWATI NIM 201032103
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
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THE USE OF CARTOON FILM “SHAWN THE TRAIN” TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY
(A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH AT THE FIFTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SDN 3 JATI WETAN KUDUS IN ACADEMIC YEAR
2013/2014 )
SKRIPSI
Presented to the University of Muria Kudus
in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for Completing the Sarjana Program in English Education
By
LICHA ROHMAWATI NIM 201032103
DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH EDUCATION
FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION UNIVERSITY OF MURIA KUDUS
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MOTTO AND DEDICATION
Motto:
“Life isn’t about finding yourself. Life is about Creating Yourself.” -
George Bernard Shaw
“Science is better than a wealth because science will keeps you while you
keep the wealth”– M. Zoehdi Amin
Dedication:
This skripsi is dedicated to:
My beloved mother and father who always support
emotionally and materially with prayer, love and patience
My beloved brother and sister who always cheer
me up and support to finish this skripsi
All of friends of English Education Department
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The first and the most important, the researcher would like to express her gratitide to Allah SWT, the Almighty God for blessing, kindness, helping, and inspiration that given to the researcher in accomplishing this final project entitled “The Use of Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” to Improve the Students’
Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014”.
The researcher realizes, she cannot complete this skripsi without the help from the others. So in this occation, the researcher would also like to convey her sincerest gratitude and appreciation to:
1. Dr. Drs. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd, the Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University
2. Diah Kurniati, S.Pd., M.Pd., the Head of English Education Department and my first advisor who already gave me wise suggestion and support in completing this skripsi.
3. Dra. Sri Surachmi, M. Pd as my second advisor who also gave me wise suggestion.
4. Mulyono Yasmo, S.Pd as the principal of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus who permitted me to conduct a research at the school.
5. Kusuma Kristianto, S.Pd as the English teacher of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus who help and support the researcher in conducting the research at the school.
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7. My beloved friends of IC E and KUMANBARIS, and also The Little Blue: Jece, Fifi, Cindy and Dee who gave me suggestions and support and jokes when the researcher feels frustrated and bored.
Finally, the researcher hopes that this skripsi will be useful for the future researchers especially who are in the education field.
Kudus, June 2014
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Rohmawati, Licha. 2014. The Use of Cartoon Film “Shawn The Train” to
Improve the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery (A Classroom Action Research at the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in
Academic Year 2013/2014). Skripsi. English Education Department.
Teacher Training and Education Faculty. Muria Kudus University. Advisor: (i) Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd., (ii) Dra. Sri Surachmi, M.Pd. Key Words: English Vocabulary, Cartoon Film
Learning vocabulary is the most important part in learning English. Without vocabulary, little can be conveyed. Although we have good capability in grammar, it will be useless if we do not master vocabulary well. On the contrary, people who master vocabulary well will know more words and world as well. But in fact, the fifth grade students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in academic year 2013/2014 had difficulties in understanding and memorizing vocabulary, also in knowing the meaning of English vocabulary.
The objective of this research is to improve the students vocabulary mastery and to solve the students’ difficulty in learning vocabulary that found in the fifth grade students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in academic year 2013/2014. In addition, this research would also want to build the students’ interest and motivation in learning English.
The method that used in this research was Classroom Action Research (CAR). The subject of this research was the students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in academic year 2013/2014. There were 22 students which consisted of 17 girls and 6 boys. Meanwhile, there were 2 cycles which consisted two meetings in every cycle. The researcher used three instruments in collecting the data, those are: observation sheet, achievement test, and questionnaire.
The result of this research is Cartoon Film “Shawn The Train” improved the students’ vocabulary mastery of the fifth grade students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in academic year 2013/2014. The average score of the first cycle is 57.5. The category is sufficient. While the average score of the second cycle is 78.1. The category of the second cycle is good. It means that the research show good progress from Cycle I into Cycle II.
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Rohmawati, Licha. 2014. Penggunaan Kartun Film “Shawn The Train” Untuk
Meningkatkan Penguasaan Kosakata (Penelitian Tindakan Kelas Pada Kelas V SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus Tahun Pelajaran 2013/2014).
Skripsi. Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris. Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan. Universitas Muria Kudus. Pembimbing: (i) Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd., (ii) Dra. Sri Surachmi, M.Pd.
Kata Kunci: Kosakata Bahasa Inggris, Kartun Film
Mempelajari kosakata adalah bagian terpenting dalam mempelajari Bahasa Inggris. Tanpa kosakata, hanya sedikit yang bisa kita ungkapkan. Meskipun kita mempunyai kemampuan yang sangat baik di bidang grammar, akan menjadi sia – sia jika kita tidak menguasai kosakata dengan baik. Sebaliknya, orang yang menguasai kosakata dengan baik akan tahu banyak kata dan lebih tahu dunia. Tetapi faktanya, para siswa kelas V sekolah dasar SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus pada tahun pelajaran 2013/2014 mempunyai kesulitan dalam memahami dan menghafal kosakata, terlebih untuk mengartikan kata bahasa inggris.
Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk meningkatkan penguasaan kosakata dan memecahkan masalah anak mengenai kesulitannya dalam mempelajari kosakata di kelas V sekolah dasar SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus pada tahun pelajaran 2013/2014. Sebagai tambahan, penelitian ini juga bertujuan untuk membangun rasa ketertarikan dan motivasi anak dalam mempelajari bahasa Inggris.
Desain yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah Penelitian Tindakan Kelas. Subyek yang digunakan adalah para siswa kelas V SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus tahun pelajaran 2013/2014. Di kelas V ini terdiri dari 23 siswa yang terbagi menjadi 17 siswa perempuan dan 6 siswa laki – laki. Sementara itu, penelitian ini terdiri dari dua siklus yang setiap siklusnya terdiri dari dua pertemuan. Untuk mengumpulkan data, peneliti menggunakan tiga cara yaitu observasi, test, dan angket.
Hasil dari penelitian ini adalah Kartun Film “Shawn The Train” dapat meningkatkan penguasaan kosakata pada siswa kelas V SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus tahun pelajaran 2013/2014. Untuk nilai rata – rata pada siklus pertama didapatkan nilai 57.5. Nilai tersebut tergolong cukup. Sedangkan untuk nilai rata – rata pada siklus kedua didapatkan nilai 78.1. Nilai tersebut tergolong baik. Hal itu menunjukan bahwa penelitian dari siklus pertama ke siklus kedua mengalami kemajuan atau peningkatan yang baik.
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1.6 Operational Definition ... 6
CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE ... 7
2.3.4 The Difficulties in Teaching English Vocabulary……… 12
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2.4.1 The Definition of Cartoon Film ... 13
2.4.2 The Advantages of Cartoon Film ... 14
2.4.3 The Disadvantages of Using Cartoon Film ... 14
2.5 Definition of Shawn the Train ... 15
3.1 Setting and Characteristics of Research Subject ... 20
3.2 Variable of the Research ... 21 Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus by Using Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” in Cycle I ... 38
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Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus by Using Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” in Cycle I ... 48 4.4 The Students’ Responses of Improving the Students’ Vocabulary
Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus by Using Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” ... 51
CHAPTER V DISCUSSION ... 54 5.1 The Use of Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” in Teaching and
Learning Process to Improve the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ... 54 5.1.1 The Implementation Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” in Teaching and Learning Process to Improve the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 ... 54 5.1.2 The Improvement of the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery by Using Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus ... 56 5.3. The Students’ Response of Using Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train”
in Improving the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in Academic Year 2013/2014 .. 58
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BIBLIOGRAPHY ... 62 APPENDICES ... 64 STATEMENT
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LIST OF TABLES
Table Page
2.1 The Condition of the Implementatio of Cartoon Film “Shawn
the Train ... 17 3.3 The Criteria of the Students’ Score ... 27
4.1 The Implementation of Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” in Teaching
and Learning Process to Improve the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in the First Meeting of Cycle I ... 31
4.2 The Implementation of Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” in Teaching
and Learning Process to Improve the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in the Second Meeting Cycle I ... 34 4.3 The Students’ Achievement test Score of Vocabulary Mastery by
Using Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” at the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in Cycle I ... 38 4.4 The Criteria of the Students’ Achievement in Cycle I ... 39 4.5 The Implementation of Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” in Teaching
and Learning Process to Improve the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in the First Meeting of Cylce II ... 41 4.6 The Implementation of Cartoon Film “Shawn the Train” in Teaching
and Learning Process to Improve the Students’ Vocabulary Mastery of the Fifth Grade Students of SDN 3 Jati Wetan Kudus in the Second Meeting of Cylce II ... 45 4.7 The Students’ Achievement Test Score of Vocabulary Mastery by
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LIST OF FIGURES
Figure Page
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LIST OF APPENDICES
Appendix Page
1. Syllabus ... 64
2. Lesson Plans for Four Meetings ... 70
3. Students Achievement Test Cycle ... 82
4. The Students’ Score ... 88
5. Observation Sheet ... 90
