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THE INFLUENCE OF USING NEWS FROM VOA ENGLISH PROGRAM
TOWARD STUDENT’S VOCABUARY MASTERY AT ELEVENTH
GRADE OF SMA MUHAMMADIYAH N I METRO
ACADEMIC YEAR 2013/2014
(An Undergraduate Thesis Proposal)
By
SARIPUDIN
SRN 10341140
ENGLISH EDUCATION STUDY PROGRAM
TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF METRO
2013/2014
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TABLE OF CONTENT
COVER PAGE .......................................................................................... i
TITLE PAGE ............................................................................................ ii
APROVAL PAGE ..................................................................................... iii
TABLE OF CONTENTS .......................................................................... iv
TABLE OF APPPEDINCES ................................................................... v
LIST OF TABLE ...................................................................................... vi
CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
1.1. Problem Background ......................................................................... 1
1.2. Problem Identification ....................................................................... 4
1.3. Problem Limitation ........................................................................... 4
1.4. Problem Formulation ......................................................................... 5
1.5. Research Objective ........................................................................... 5
1.6. Research Benefit ............................................................................... 5
1.7. Research Scope ................................................................................. 6
CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
2.1. Previous Research Overview ............................................................. 7
2.2. Theoretical Review ............................................................................ 8
2.2.1 The Concept Of Vocabulary .............................................................. 9
2.2.2 The Concept Of News ....................................................................... 25
2.2.3 The Concept Of VOA English Program ............................................ 29
2.3. Thinking Framework ........................................................................ 32
2.4. Hypothesis ........................................................................................ 33
CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD
3.1. Research Design ................................................................................ 34
3.2. Research Variable .............................................................................. 36
3.2.1 Conceptual Definition of Variable.................................................... 37
3.2.2 Operational Definition of Variable ................................................... 38
3.3. Research Population and Sample ...................................................... 40
3.4. Research Instrument ......................................................................... 42
3.5. Validity and Reliability...................................................................... 44
3.5.1 Validity .............................................................................................. 44
3.5.2 Reliability .......................................................................................... 46
3.6 Data Collecting Technique ............................................................... 46
3.7 Data Analysis Technique ................................................................... 48
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3.7.1 Normality Test .................................................................................. 49
3.7.2 Homogeneity Test ............................................................................. 49
3.7.3 Hypothesis Test .................................................................................. 50
REFERENCES
APPENDIX
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TABLE OF APPENDIX
1. Lesson Plan
a. Experiment Class .................................................................. 54
b. Control Class ......................................................................... 60
2. Instrument
a. Pretest .................................................................................... 66
b. Post Test ................................................................................ 67
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LIST OF TABLE
1. Table 1.1 The Result Of Pre-Survey Data .......................................... 2
2. Table 3.1 the amount of students ........................................................ 40
3. Table 3.2 specification of sampling ................................................... 42
4. Table 3.4 Table of specification of instrument vocabulary mastery .. 43
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Problem Background
From Past time to now as modern era, English language is very useful language. It
takes-part of important things that must have by everybody in each country, it
raises to easy they in communicating, trading, business and the other needed. In
Indonesia an education law has determined that most of Indonesian important to
get it well especially for student.
Richard and Rodger cited in Setiyadi (2007:16) at least basic assumption about
language are propped:
a. Language is system for the expression of meaning.
b. The primary function of language is for interactional and communication.
c. Structure of language reflects its functional and communicates.
d. The primary units of language are not merely its grammatical and structural
features, but categories of functional and communicative meaning as
exemplified in discourse.
The four basic assumption of language suggest what aspect of language should be
thought, how language should be presented in language class and how language
competence should be evaluated.
In this case, using of English language without understand and know well its
component include vocabulary, grammar, pronunciation, and the others that
supported it, it‟s like blind eyes and we will get great obstacles from it.
Vocabulary is one of important component from English language. We can‟t
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communicate in spoken or written with the other without vocabularies, in another
word, it is true that it might be impossible to learn and use language without
mastering vocabulary. If we have enough or much vocabularies in our mind, it‟s
very helping us to speak or communicate well.
Based on the guidelines of SMA Curriculum of English (KTSP for English),
graduates of senior high school are supported to master vocabulary in order to be
able to communicate whether in spoken or written form.
When the researcher takes pre-survey in one of senior high school, it is in SMA
Muhammadiyah 1 metro, the researcher find verities mastery especially in
vocabulary. There are many students who ignore the importance of vocabulary
and most of them are not interest to find out the new vocabulary.
Table 1.1 The result of pre-survey data at the eleventh grade of SMA
Muhammadiyah 1 Metro academic year 2013/2014.
No Score Category Sum Percentage
1 81-100 Good 4 20 %
2 61-80 Enough 6 30 %
3 ≤ 60 Bad 10 50 %
Total ∑ 20 Students 100 %
Source :the English teacher of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 metro.
Based on the data above, the percentage of the student‟s vocabulary mastery is in
low category. There is 10 students get in bad score, it prove that their ability in
vocabulary still low. But for students who get good and enough categories are in
short range, it means that not all the students in SMA Muhammadiyah lack in
vocabulary mastery. They should be given a creative teaching that attracted them.
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Here the researcher can categorize the learning and teaching process in that school
that make their students get low scores while in test.
Generally, most of students or teacher use old media and book only to get all the
vocabularies, collect and memorize the vocabularies. However, using of them it‟s
not enough, nowadays these media is uninterested for students, almost of them get
bored to looking for and use it. To make the students attracted to learn and
memorizing the vocabularies it can use the effective, creative and interesting
media. Its hoped, it can persuade the students to more active and can stimulate
them to get it easily. After the research get the pre-survey in the learning
achievement of Senior high School (SHS). Student in master the vocabulary is
still low, the media are used by teacher is not effective and not interest. The
teachers do not use technology and modern media yet totally. In addition, there‟s
most of the teacher lack in creativeness to create a creative media, and also they
only use monotones media in teaching.
To solve these big problems, here the researcher use interested media, the media
is using news from VOA English program. Why the researcher chooses News
from VOA English program, because almost the student only watch the news on
TV or in other media like Internet using Indonesian language. It gives some
advantages for the students, audience, reader or listener. It contents little
vocabulary. But if News from VOA the researcher believes that the students will
get many vocabularies are unfamiliar for them that its function use in their daily
day. In this case they will increase their vocabulary mastery instantly with simple
way. They not only can develop their vocabulary based on it but also the contents
of news itself will be got. That hoped can interest and make them get full spirit to
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learn it. Because of that the researcher takes a pre-survey to be a participant
toward many students in senior high School Muhammadiyah 1 Metro (SMA
Muhammadiyah 1 metro) to know them all
1.2 Problem Identification
Based on the background of the problem above, the researcher likes to identify the
problem as follows:
1.2.1 Student in master the vocabulary is still low.
1.2.2 The media are used by teacher is not effective and not interest.
1.2.3 The teachers do not use technology and modern media yet totally.
1.2.4 In addition, there‟s most of the teacher lack in creativeness to create a
creative media.
1.2.5 And also they only use monotones media in teaching.
Finally to reach and solve these problems all students should learn more and the
teacher should responsible how to reach it successfully.
1.3 Problem Limitation
Based on the problem identification the researcher will be only focused on “the
influence of using news from VOA English program toward student‟s vocabulary
mastery at eleventh grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Metro academic year
2013/2014”
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1.4 Problem Formulation
Based on the problem background, the researcher can formulated the problem as
follows:
1.4.1 Is there any influence of using News from VOA English program toward
student‟s vocabulary mastery?
1.5 Research Objective
The objective of this research is
1.5.1 To know there is any influence of using News from VOA English program
toward student‟s vocabulary mastery.
1.6 Research Benefit
The researcher hopes that this research will have some benefits in the study of
English especially in vocabulary mastery. There are two kinds of benefits in this
research, those are;
1.6.1 To give information to the teacher about the influence of using news from
VOA English program toward student‟s vocabulary mastery.
1.6.2 To motivate the students in learning English especially to increase their
vocabulary mastery by using news from VOA English program as media.
1.6.3 The result of this study can be used to improve the quality of teaching
learning of vocabulary in the school.
1.6.4 The result of the study can add the amount of the research especially
vocabulary mastery.
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1.7 Research Scope
1.7.1 The subject of this research is the students of eleventh grade of SMA
Muhammadiyah 1 Metro
1.7.2 The object of this research is student‟s vocabulary mastery by using News
from VOA English program.
1.7.3 The place of this research is in SMA Muhammadiyah 1 metro
1.7.4 The Time of the research will be done in academic year 2013/2014.
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CHAPTER II
THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK
2.1 Previous Research Overview
In this research, the researcher needs some previous research overview to support
and give some guidelines to get best result in the end of research.
The first related research was conducted by Yasmika Baihaqi (2010), entitled“
The influence of vocabulary mastery toward English speaking ability of the fourth
semester students of English education program Muhammadiyah university of
metro 2009-2010 academic year”. One of the purpose of teaching speaking is the
students are able to use English as a means of communication based on the
context and situation related to their level of vocabulary. The purpose of this
research is to find out whether vocabulary is influential toward English speaking
ability.
The second related research was conducted by Erma hidayati (2011), entitled „the
influence of using song toward the student‟s vocabulary mastery at the fifth grade
of SDN 2 Toto Mulyo east Lampung academic year 2010/2011”. The objective
this research was to figure out whether there is significant influence through song
toward student‟s vocabulary mastery. Through song technique, the students‟
vocabulary mastery influenced. The use song technique in instruction proves to
influence the students‟ activities. The students can active in learning, teaching and
response to teacher explaining about material.
The third related research was conducted by Serly Selvia (2011), entitled “the
influence of using word association technique toward vocabulary mastery at the
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student of SMPN 7 metro academic year 2011/2013”. The teacher needs some
technique to progress vocabulary mastery. So the researcher wants to analyze
about the influence of using word association technique toward vocabulary
mastery at the student of SMPN 7 metro academic year 2011/2013.
Krasen and Terrell (1985:155) say that it one knows the morphology and syntax
of an utterance addressed to him or her, but doesn‟t how to meaning of the key
lexical form, he or she will be unable to participate in the communication, for this
reason, it is important to master vocabulary in order to able to communicate with
other.
Vocabulary is also important for the acquisition process. Kresen and Terrell
(1985:155) state that the popular beliefs are that one uses form and grammar to
understand meaning. The truth is probably closer to the opposite. One acquires
morphology call syntax because one understands the meaning of utterances.
Acquisition depends crucially on the input being comprehensible. And
comprehensibility is dependent directly on the ability to recognize the meaning of
key elements in the utterance. Thus, acquisition will not take place without
comprehension of vocabulary.
2.2 Theoretical Review
The theory review supporting this research includes the concept of news, News.
Everything that concerning about news. The concept of Indonesian Now program,
the concept of vocabulary and all the component of its. And the explanation of
each sub-topic is as follows:
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2.2.1. The Concept of Vocabulary
Vocabulary is the knowledge of words and word meanings. As Steven Stahl
(2005) puts it, "Vocabulary knowledge is knowledge; the knowledge of a word
not only implies a definition, but also implies how that word fits into the world."
Vocabulary knowledge is not something that can ever be fully mastered; it is
something that expands and deepens over the course of a lifetime. Instruction in
vocabulary involves far more than looking up words in a dictionary and using the
words in a sentence. Vocabulary is acquired incidentally through indirect
exposure to words and intentionally through explicit instruction in specific words
and word-learning strategies. According to Michael Graves (2000), there are four
components of an effective vocabulary program
a. wide or extensive independent reading to expand word knowledge
b. instruction in specific words to enhance comprehension of texts containing
those words
c. instruction in independent word-learning strategies, and
d. Word consciousness and word-play activities to motivate and enhance
learning.
Learning a language cannot be separated from learning its vocabulary because
vocabulary is one of the most important aspect of learning the language. Hornby(
1986:959) says vocabulary is a total number of words, which makes up the
language.
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Thus, vocabulary is a component of language that contains any formation about
the meaning and using word in language. It is to say that vocabulary is a part of
language which will make language meaningful. The more and better vocabulary
the students perform it language.
Fries (1973:32) state that Vocabulary is the essential of language learning. A
vocabulary is a set of words known to a person or the entity, or that are part of a
specific language stated by Aitcheson (2001). And Harmer (1993:153) stated that
if language structures make up the skeleton of language, than it is the vocabulary
that provides the vital organ.
As mentioned by rivers (1970):462), it would be impossible to learn a language
without vocabulary, learning a language means learning its vocabulary.
Vocabulary is a language component of a target language. It is because
vocabulary has many forms which basically refer to part of speech, and it can be
divided into some component, they are noun, verbs, adjective, adverb, and
pronoun.
2.2.1.1 Noun
A noun is the name of a person, place, thing, or idea. Whatever exists, we assume,
can be named, and that name is a noun. Nouns are the words we use to name
things.
There are five types of nouns: common, proper, concrete, abstract and collective.
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2.2.1.1.1 Common Nouns
A common noun is an everyday item. It is the name given to a generic item: chair,
fish, concrete, cloud, tree, nail, screwdriver, pencil, coffee, arm, hair, kangaroo,
table, wall, or finger. It is everything and anything.
2.2.1.1.2 Proper Nouns
This is the exact opposite of a common noun. Proper nouns refer to all the things
that are unique. They have their own distinguishable identity.
All proper nouns start with a capital letter: London (a city), Napoleon Bonaparte -
(an historical figure), Amazon River (a waterway), Avatar (a movie), McDonalds
(a restaurant), The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (a book) and Sydney
Harbour Bridge (a landmark).
2.2.1.1.3 Concrete Nouns
A concrete noun is anything that can be perceived with our senses. We can see it,
hear it, smell it, taste it or touch it. We can perceive clouds, flowers, soil, water,
music, chatter, laughter, smoke, perfume, stench, sugar, salt, vanilla, velvet, silk
and bricks.
2.2.1.1.4 Abstract Nouns
An abstract noun is a state, a quality or feeling that can not be perceived by the
senses. We cannot use our five senses to perceive happiness, jealousy, beauty,
trust, loyalty, betrayal or love.
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2.2.1.1.5 Collective Nouns
A collective noun is used to describe a group of objects. For example, a herd of
cows, a colony of ants, a school of fish, a flock of seagulls, a pack of rats and a
horde of zombies.
2.2.1.2 Verbs
Verb is the most important component of any sentence. These words tell about
the action or the state of any noun or subject. This means that Verbs show what
the subject is doing or what is the state or situation of the subject. For example:
He ran to the store. - Here the verb ran describes the action of the subject „he‟
2.2.1.2.1 Finite Verb
Finite Verbs are those verbs that have a definite relation with the subject or noun.
These verbs are usually the main verb of a clause or sentence and can be changed
according to the noun. They are used only in present and past tense. They can be
indicative of passive or active voice and also of number (singular or plural).
She walks home. - Here we see that the finite verb is walks and the pronoun is
'she'.
She walked home. - Here we can see how the verb changed/modified to change
the tense of the sentence.
2.2.1.2.2 In-Finite Verbs
These verbs cannot be the main verb of a clause or sentence as they do not talk
about the action that is being performed by the subject or noun. They do not
indicate any tense, mood or gender. They are used as nouns, adverbs and
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adjectives. They are also used to form non-finite clauses which are simply
dependent clauses that use non-finite verbs.
He loves camping in the woods. - Here the non-finite verb is camping and it is
used as a noun. These kind of non-finite verbs are called Gerunds.
2.2.1.2.3 Auxiliary verbs
The auxiliary verbs of English are the following:
1. can, may, will, shall, must, ought, need, dare [modals]
2. be, have, do, use [non-modals]
Some of them appear in idioms--be going, have got, had better/best, would
rather/sooner (as in It is going to rain, I've got a headache, etc.)--and in such cases
it is just the first verb (be, have, had, would) that is an auxiliary, not the whole
idiom."
2.2.1.3 Adjective
Adjectives are words that are used to describe (what kind of?) nouns and
pronouns and to quantify (how much of?) and identify (which one?) them. In a
nutshell, Adjectives are what define nouns and give them characteristics to
differentiate them from other nouns. For example:
He was wearing a blue shirt.
Here ‘blue’ is an adjective as it is describing the noun „shirt‟ by answering the
question „what kind of shirt?‟
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2.2.1.4 Adverb
Adverbs are words that are used in sentences to describe or change the meaning of
a Verb or Adjective or even another Adverb. They add description to the sentence
to make it more detailed and interesting. For example:
He walked slowly across the square.
Here, one can see that the Adverb „slowly‟ is describing the Verb „walk‟ by
telling that the person was walking slowly.
2.2.1.4.1 Types of Adverbs
Adverbs are used in sentences to answer many questions about the
Verbs/Adjectives/Adverbs themselves. The different types of Adverbs are as
following:
1. Adverb of Time
E.g.: The results were announced yesterday.
Here the Adverb is yesterday which is answering the question: When were the
results announced? „Announced‟ is the verb in this sentence.
Examples of Adverbs of Time are – Once, Never, Tomorrow, Daily etc.
2.2.1.4.2 Adverb of Place
E.g.:They will meet you there.
The Adverb here is there that is specifying a place for the Verb meet and the
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Other examples of Adverbs of Place are - Anywhere, Somewhere, Near, Far etc.
2.2.1.4.3 Adverb of Manner
E.g.: He quietly slipped away.
The Adverb here is quietly which is telling the way or manner in which the action
was carried out and the Verb is slipped which is telling: How did he slip away.
These Adverbs tell about the manner of the action being done, whether it is done
happily or haltingly etc. Other examples of Adverbs of Manner are - Honestly,
Joyfully, Cunningly etc.
2.2.1.4.4 Adverb of Frequency
E.g.: He likes to watch TV every day.
Here, the Adverb is every day and it is telling about the amount of time spent in
doing the Verb, which is watch. The question in this sentence is: How often does
he watch TV?
These Adverbs are used to show the duration or timing of the action that is
happening/had happened/will happen. They also tell us how often and how long
these actions would be. Other examples of Adverbs of Frequency are -
Frequently, Often, Yearly, Briefly etc.
2.2.1.4.5 Adverbs of Degree
E.g.: She almost finished the work.
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The Verb here is finished and the Adverb is almost which is telling us about the
amount of the work finished. The question being asked is: How much of the work
did she finish?
The Adverbs of Degree are used to show to what extent or how much has an
action been done or will be done. Other examples of these Adverbs are - Fully,
Partially, Altogether etc.
2.2.1.5 Pronoun
Pronouns are words that we use in place of Nouns (or other Pronouns) in a
sentence to make it less repetitive and less awkward. Some of the most common
Pronouns are - he, she, you, they, it, etc. These Pronouns are divided into different
categories based on their use.
2.2.1.5.1 Personal Pronouns
These pronouns are used for a specific object or person and they change their
forms to indicate the different genders, numbers, case and persons speaking -
Tanya told him to take the food to them as soon as possible as it was urgently
needed.
2.2.1.5.2 Demonstrative Pronouns
Demonstrative Pronouns are used to show or identify one or a number of nouns
that may be far or near in distance or time. They are only four in number - This,
That, These and Those. This and That are singular demonstrative pronouns and
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These and Those are plural demonstrative pronouns. They can also be used to
show an unspecified quantity in a sentence.
That is a beautiful house. - That is a demonstrative pronoun that is referring to a
specific noun (house). This is a singular pronoun as it is referring to only one
house.
2.2.1.5.3 Interrogative Pronouns
Who, Whom, Which and What are Interrogative Pronouns as they are used to ask
questions about a person or object that we do not know about. Compounds of
these words are made by attaching „-ever‟ to the words to strengthen the emphasis
on the word.
Which one would you like? - Here, „which‟ is being used to ask someone to make
a choice between different things, instead of naming every single choice that is
available.
2.2.1.5.4 Relative Pronouns
Relative Pronouns are used to join or relate two different clauses together by
referring to the noun in the previous clause using the pronouns - Who, Whom,
Whose, Which and That.
Which and That are generally used for objects; while Who and Whom are used for
people, and Whose is used to show possession.
She will choose the colour which looks good on everyone.
Here, which is joining the two related clauses about choosing a colour and a
colour which would look good on everyone.
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2.2.1.5.5 Reflexive and Intensive Pronouns
Reflexive Pronouns are those which are used to indicate a noun which has been
used in an earlier part of the same sentence. These pronouns are - Myself,
Themselves, Yourself, Ourselves, Herself, Himself and Itself.
Rosa was going to take it to the shop but ended up fixing it herself one afternoon.
– Here, we can see that herself is being used to refer to „Rosa‟ again at the end of
the sentence.
2.2.1.1 Classification Of Vocabulary
The classifications given by Jo An Aebersold(1997:139) who classify the
vocabulary into active and passive vocabulary.
a. Active vocabulary refers to items which the learner can use appropriate in
speaking or writing, and it is also called as productive vocabulary. Although
in fact it is more difficult to put into practice, it means that to use the
productive vocabulary , the students must know how to pronounce it well,
must familiar with allocation and understand the meaning of the word.
b. Passive refers to language items that can be recognized and understood. It is
called receptive vocabulary.
Learning vocabulary is a very important part of learning a language. The more
words you know, the more you will be able to understand what you hear and read;
and the better you will be able to say what you want to speak or write.
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Passive vocabulary contains all the worlds that students understand when they
read or listen, but which you do not use (or cannot remember) in they own writing
and speaking. Active vocabulary is all the words understand, plus all the words
that can use.
2.2.1.2 The Function Of Vocabulary
Vocabulary not as single words but as phrases, sentences, and sometimes entire
segments of discourse that act as single words. This view of vocabulary would be
helpful in: (1) bringing the vocabulary aspect of instruction in English as a second
language (ESL) closer to current research in language performance, (2)
connecting communicative language teaching and notional functional grammar,
and (3) learning the grammatical system of a language. Segments of language of
varying length are called formulaic or prefabricated speech. Like individual
words, they are stored in memory as units.
According to Metsala. J.L (1999) The role of vocabulary growth in the
development of two reading-related phonological processes was examined. In
Experiments I and 2, 4- and 5-year-olds and a sample of first graders performed
better on phonological awareness tasks for word versus pseudo word stimuli, and
for highly familiar versus less familiar words.
2.2.2 The Concept Of Teaching And Learning Of Vocabulary
The scientific research on vocabulary instruction reveals that most vocabulary is
acquired incidentally through indirect exposure to words. Students can acquire
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vocabulary incidentally by engaging in rich oral-language experiences at home
and at school, listening to books read aloud to them, and reading widely on their
own. Cunningham (2005) recommends providing structured read-aloud and
discussion sessions and extending independent reading experiences outside school
hours to encourage vocabulary growth in students.
2.2.2.1 Intentional Vocabulary Teaching
a. Specific Word Instruction
Selecting Words to Teach
Rich and Robust Instruction
b. Word-Learning Strategies
Dictionary Use
Morphemic Analysis
Cognate Awareness (ELL)
Contextual Analysis
According to the National Reading Panel (2000), explicit instruction of
vocabulary is highly effective. To develop vocabulary intentionally, students
should be explicitly taught both specific words and word-learning strategies. To
deepen students' knowledge of word meanings, specific word instruction should
be robust (Beck et al., 2002). Seeing vocabulary in rich contexts provided by
authentic texts, rather than in isolated vocabulary drills, produces robust
vocabulary learning (National Reading Panel, 2000). Such instruction often does
not begin with a definition, for the ability to give a definition is often the result of
knowing what the word means. Rich and robust vocabulary instruction goes
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beyond definitional knowledge; it gets students actively engaged in using and
thinking about word meanings and in creating relationships among words.
Research shows that there are more words to be learned than can be directly
taught in even the most ambitious program of vocabulary instruction.
According to Nation (1974) the teacher should decides the good method and
technique to transfer the knowledge concern vocabulary. Here some ways in
which can help the learner perceive the word by means of three separates senses
in teaching the form of the word:
a. Visually
b. Tactilely
c. Aurally
Furthermore, in teaching the meaning of the word:
a. Demonstration
b. Picture
c. Explanation
In addition, the technique for creating interest
a. Making it difficult for the learner to get the form the form of the word.
b. Making it difficult for the learner to get the meaning of the word.
c. Making it difficult for the learner to connect the meaning and the form.
And also There have been several studies of the vocabulary of university textbook
(Praniskas 1972, Campion and Alley 1971), the vocabularies can be learned in the
following ways.
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a. The vocabularies can be learned in list. This is the best done on small cards
with the English word on one side and the mother tongue translation on the
other.
b. Learner can study prefixes root and suffixes which will help them remember of
the meaning of the words.
c. Learners should do large amount of intensive reading of university or other
specialized texts.
The process of teaching, it usually the teacher give some explanation first about
the vocabulary. If there are some word nothing that they did not know, the
teaching should be increase by make easier of the word or teaching itself. In this
matter, the transferring of knowledge concern vocabularies will be happen more
and more. It can be begin by make mistake of memorizing the source word to
target word. The student will also get experience what words that they
memorizing is false. In that case the teaching should be focus and detail in that
matter. For the result, here the planning of teaching and learning vocabulary will
achieve. First, to enable the students to recognize the vocabulary well. Second, it
to make spelling and word building absolutely clear, so that when the students
produce them, proved by the teacher, they know how to spell and what kind of
vocabulary that they are learning.
2.2.3 Benefit Learn Vocabulary
Vocabulary takes an important aspect in learning English language or it be second
language. It not only for English language but all the language need it for
communicate each other.
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When the speakers say to other but they do not have enough vocabulary or not
understand about the meaning of its self, for the result the purpose of their talk do
not reach or there is will be misunderstanding and miscommunication.
In other hand, if someone good in vocabulary mastery, they will not doubt to say
what will they say and also they will catch up other saying easily. The other
benefit of master vocabulary here will explain in some ways.
2.2.3.1 The importance of a vocabulary
a. An extensive vocabulary aids expressions and communication.
b. Vocabulary size has been directly linked to reading comprehension.
c. Linguistic vocabulary is synonymous with thinking vocabulary.
d. A person may be judged by others based on his or her vocabulary.
Based on the importance of vocabulary in English or other language, vocabulary
of course has many benefits for learner or user as follows:
2.2.3.1.1 In Depth of Knowledge
The differing degrees of word knowledge imply a greater depth of knowledge, but
the process is more complex than that. There are many facets to knowing a word,
some of which are not hierarchical so their acquisition does not necessarily follow
a linear progression suggested by degree of knowledge. Several frameworks of
work knowledge have been proposed to better operational this concept. One such
framework includes nine facets:
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a. Orthography – Written Form
b. Phonology – Spoken Form
c. Reference – Meaning
d. Semantics – Concept And Reference
e. Register – Appropriate Of Use
f. Collocation – Lexical Neighbors
g. Word Associations
h. Syntax – Grammatical Function
i. Morphology – Word Parts
2.2.2.3.2 In Reading
A person‟s reading vocabulary is all the words he or she can recognize when
reading. This is the largest type of vocabulary simply because it includes the other
three.
2.2.2.3.3 In Listening
A person‟s listening vocabulary is all the words he or she can recognize when
listening to speech. This vocabulary is aided in size by context and tone of voice.
2.2.2.3.4 In Writing
A person‟s writing vocabulary is all the words he or she can employ in writing.
Contrary to the previous two vocabulary types, the writing vocabulary is
stimulated by its user.
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2.2.2.3.5 In Speaking
A person‟s speaking vocabulary is all the words he or she can use in speech. Due
to the spontaneous nature of the speaking vocabulary, words are often misused.
This misuse – though slight and unintentional – may be compensated by facial
expressions, tone of voice, or hand gestures.
2.2.2 The Concept of News
News is a report of a current event. It is information about something that has just
happened or will happen soon. News is a report about recent happenings in a
newspaper, television, radio or internet. News is something that is not known
earlier. From all these, we can safely define news as a development that has
happened in the past 24 hours which was not known outside and which is of wide
interest to the people and that which generates curiosity among listeners.
One of his editors provided the classic comment, "If a dog bites a man, it's not
news. If a man bites a dog, it's news." That is still true today. Definitions of news
vary somewhat depending on the time period, but basically, news is:
a. Information about a break from the normal flow of events, an interruption in
theexpected.
b. Information people need in order to make rational decisions about their
lives.To help determine whether your topic/issue will be of media interest, test
it with theseseven factors that determine newsworthiness.
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Most newsworthy events/ideas are a combination of these guidelines. I'm not
saying it's always the best thing for society, but this is what many journalists are
taught (Dana, 1869-1897).
According to Karl (2003 : 1) News reports stand up as people, and people wither
into editorials. Clich?s walk around on two legs while men are having theirs shot
off.
News is always the unreadable that occurs (Wilde ,2002)
Bogart, (1989) has given this comment that became synonymous with news .
When a dog bites a man, that is not news, because it happens so often. But if a
man bites a dog, that is news. Though this may seem true, sometimes, when a dog
bites a man that can also become news. Suppose a dog bites a famous film star, it
definitely makes big news. It is said that the letters in the word “NEWS” is
derived from the four directions as indicated below:
N orth
E ast
W est
S outh
This shows that news can come from anywhere. News is the report of a current
event, something that was not known, information of recent events and
happenings.
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2.2.2.1 Types of News
We can categorize these into four different slots respectively.
a. International news.
e,g Campaign for U.S. presidential elections begins
b. National news
e,g The Prime Minister of India to address the nation tonight
c. Regional news
e,g The State Government declares a holiday tomorrow.
d. Local news.
e,gHouse owner killed by servant.
In addition to the above, in any day‟s newspaper, you will find a variety of news
items such as reports about politics, about sports, about economy, about
entertainment, about crime etc.
News can further be classified as hard news and soft news. “India and Pakistan to
have bilateral talks on the Kashmir issue” is hard news. Similarly, the Prime
Minister making a statement in parliament about the Indo-US nuclear deal is also
hard news. But there are soft news items also. The wedding celebration of a film
star is soft news. A popular cricketer visiting an orphanage and taking lunch along
with the inmates is another heart-warming soft story.
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2.2.2.2 Benefits of News As A Tool - Positive And Negative
News is a powerful tool. These can be positive as well as negative. You might
have seen news like this in papers. Two people died in a communal clash in a
small town. This is also negative news. This news can further provoke
communities in other parts of the country. Negative news creates a negative
impact. But if you closely watch the news items in a day‟s newspaper, you will
find that there is a mix of positive and negative news. Students of a school visiting
a nearby village and offering them voluntary service in road building are positive
news. A feature about an NGO devoted to uplift the condition of street children is
another positive item.
News can also be an instrument for development. Many a time it carries a
message to the people. For e.g. a news item such as “Government to give fee
concession to all students up to graduation”. It is development news. This
enhances the chances of education for millions of students who cannot afford it
and are thus deprived of higher education.
News is anything that interests a large part of the community and has never been
brought to its attention before and it is a media for whole information in human
life. It can from everywhere, anywhere, and anytime, it useful for all generation,
for young or old people. The source of the news is unlimited. In addition, News is
a report of a current event. It is information about something that has just
happened or will happen soon. News is a report about recent happenings in a
newspaper, television, radio or internet. News is something that is not known
earlier. From all these, we can safely define news as a development that has
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happened in the past 24 hours which was not known outside and which is of wide
interest to the people and that which generates curiosity among listeners.
2.2.3 The Concept of VOA English Program
The Voice of America (VOA), a dynamic multimedia broadcaster funded by the
U.S. Government, broadcasts accurate, balanced, and comprehensive news and
information to an international audience. It started in 1942 as a radio news service
for people living in closed and war-torn societies. It has grown into a multimedia
broadcast service. VOA now reaches people on mobile devices and Facebook,
through Twitter feeds and call-in programs – using the medium that works best
for specific audiences. VOA‟s work in all languages and platforms is governed by
the VOA Charter on May 22, 2013 Washington DC 11:59 AM, signed into law by
President Gerald Ford in 1976.
In Voice of America: A History, Alan L.( 1942) Jr. former deputy director of
VOA, chronicles the remarkable transformation of the VOA from a fledgling short
wave propaganda organ during World War II to a global multimedia giant
encompassing radio, the Internet, and 1,500 affiliated radio and television
stations across the globe.
The Charter states, in part, that “VOA will serve as a consistently reliable and
authoritative source of news. VOA news will be accurate, objective, and
comprehensive.” That is why we feature those words on the VOANews.com
banner. The Charter also states that “VOA will present the policies of the United
States clearly and effectively, and will also present responsible discussions and
opinions on these policies.” VOA‟s journalists also rely our Journalistic Code,
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which lays out the standards for reporting accurate, objective, and comprehensive
news.
VOA's current director is David Ensor, who began in August 2011. He joined
VOA as its 28th director after an extensive career in journalism and
communications. There is information about VOA's senior managers in our Key
Executives section, and you can check the History section for the names, dates of
service, and photographs of all VOA‟s Directors, beginning with John Houseman
in 1942.
On (http://www.goenglish.me/2013) this site, sponsored by Voice of America
(VOA), teaches English for speakers of Chinese, Farsi, Indonesian and Russian,
lets you hear and record each phrase, and marks you pass or fail.
VOA has worked with Dined to create podcasts for intermediate English speakers
to practice. VOA broadcasts them regularly. They are purely audio, but not
introductory. They have long English introductions, go fast with little time to
repeat, and diction is colloquial (N'York, th'United States, h'lo) based on
http://dyned.libsyn.com/2012).
On http://www.lang1234.info/3/category/voa/1.html state that this site has many
videos in English, with captions. You can repeat phrases, slow them down, and
get your own pronunciation scored by the computer. When you slow them, the
audio is still very clear
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2.2.2.1 VOA HISTORY
The Voice of America (VOA) is a dynamic international multimedia broadcaster
with service in more than 40 languages. Serving an estimated weekly global
audience of 141 million, VOA provides news, information, and cultural
programming through the Internet, mobile and social media, radio, and television.
VOA is funded by the U.S. Government through the Broadcasting Board of
Governors.
On https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voice_of_America Voice of America (VOA) is
the official external broadcast institution of the United States federal government.
It is one of five civilian U.S. international broadcasters working under the
umbrella of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG).
VOA is one of popular news program in the world, The Voice of America (VOA),
a dynamic multimedia broadcaster funded by the U.S. Government, broadcasts
accurate, balanced, and comprehensive news and information to an international
audience. It started in 1942 as a radio news service for people living in closed and
war-torn societies. It has grown into a multimedia broadcast service good and
innovation information from all aspect that are reserved for all people. They are,
such as : education, innovation, technology, economy, cultural and the others
aspect which useful for all people in this universe. Besides that, VOA has many
programs that existed in all era, since it started in 1942 until this modern era.
Nowadays, it serves the easy service to get information on VOA, using social
network like facebook, twitter, mail-list, friendster and for all gadget and
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smartphone. Its service reaches the long distance each country on other way it‟s
not limited service.
2.3 Thinking Framework
One important thing in teaching vocabulary is that teacher should realize that
learning a language always deals with a large number of words. Therefore, teacher
needs to know the thing that influence the students in memorizing process. The
following one main word categories and their classification that may be worth
considering in finding the right material in teaching vocabulary for the first word
count. (Burton, 2007:2
Vocabulary is one of important component in each language. It is basic for
communication, if someone does not recognize the meaning of the keyword,
His/her will be unable to participate in conversation to express some idea or ask
for information, a person must be able to produce lexical items to convey her or
his meaning. If there are many vocabularies are produced and save in memory of
brain, surely there‟s easier to communicate each other and will give clear meaning
or information about the topic is discussed.
The researcher think that is need a new media to make instructional better than
before. The reearcher assumes that use and applies news from VOA English
program as media teaching vocabularies. The students are more attracted and full
of spirit to learning it, so using news from VOA English program the student will
increase to learn and get vocabularies more.
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2.4 Hypothesis
A hypothesis is a tentative statement that proposes a possible explanation to some
phenomenon or event. A useful hypothesis is a testable statement which may
include a prediction. A hypothesis should not be confused with a theory. Theories
are general explanations based on a large amount of data.
To deduce the explanation previously discussed there will be some of hypothesis
to describe namely:
1. Ha: There is a significant influence of using news from VOA english program
toward student‟s vocabulary mastery at eleventh grade of SMA
Muhammadiyah 1 metro.
2. Ho: There is no a significant influence of using news from VOA english
program toward student‟s vocabulary mastery at eleventh grade of SMA
Muhammadiyah 1 metro.
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CHAPTER III
METHOD OF RESEARCH
3.1 Research Design
According to Wallace (2001:12), research is the process of data collection, the
setting up of database, and the subsequent analysis of the data researcher has
collected forms the core of what. In the research there are many methods are used
like an experimental method. According to Sugiyono (2010:72) Experimental
design is a study which aims at finding out the influence of particular treatment
toward the others in controlled condition. In addition Arikunto (2006:6) an
experiment design always intended to get or finding out an influence from a
particular treatment.
There are some types of experimental method that used such as; pre-experimental,
true experimental, factorial experimental and quasi experimental.
Based on explanation above, here the researcher decides to choose quasi
experimental design with non equivalent control group design. Quasi
experimental design is one of experiment method has experiment class and
control class, but this control class has not more function to control another
variable that influenced the research. Sugiyono (2009:77) state that quasi
experimental design is used because in the reality difficult to find out the control
in the research. In this research the researcher realizes that there are limited to
observe the object which research.
Here the researcher use Nonequivalent Control Group Design. This design is
almost the same as the pretest-posttest control group design, this design only in
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the experimental group and the control group was not chosen randomly
(Sugiyono, 2011 : 116).
The control group receives treatment over the same period of time, but undergoes
exactly the same test. The reason of the researcher to use nonequivalent control
group design because the researcher wants to know about the differences between
both of technique toward students‟ vocabulary mastery . The type design of this is
Nonequivalent Control Group Design as follow :
Class Pre-Test Treatment Post-Test
EC O1 X O2
CC O3 - O4
Notes :
EC = The Experinent class
CC = The Control class
X = Treatment
_ = No Treatment in Control Class
O1 = Observation of Pre test (Before give treatment of News From VOA English
Program)
O2 = Observation of Post test ( after give treatment of News From VOA English
Program)
O3 = Observation of Pre test (before give treatment of general Media/method or
No Treatment)
O4 = Observation of Post test ( after give treatment of general Media/method or
No Treatment)
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3.2 Research Variables
A variable can be defined as an attribute of person, a piece of the text, or an object
that “ varies” from person to person, text to text, object to object or from time to
time ( Hatch and Latarazon, 1987). In addition Sugiyono (2012: 60) state that
variable is anything that shaped anything what established by researchers to be
studied in order to obtain information about it, then taken its‟ conclusions.
This research consist of two variables: they are dependent variables and
independent variables . Dependent variables is the variable that the researcher
observes and measures to determine the effect of independent variable.
Independent variable is the variable which is selected, manipulated and measured
by the researcher.
There are two variables on this research as follow:
(x) As the independent variable it is News from VOA English program as media
(y) As the dependent variable it is the students‟ vocabulary mastery.
3.2.1 The Conceptual Definition of Variables
In this part, the researcher will give the conceptual definition the variables. It
come from the News from VOA English program as variables X and the
vocabulary as variables Y. The detail explanation each variables as follows:
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3.2.1.1The Conceptual Definition of News
News is anything that interests a large part of the community and has never been
brought to its attention before and it is a media for whole information in human
life. It can from everywhere, anywhere, and anytime, it useful for all generation,
for young or old people. The source of the news is unlimited. In addition, News is
a report of a current event. It is information about something that has just
happened or will happen soon. News is a report about recent happenings in a
newspaper, television, radio or internet. News is something that is not known
earlier. From all these, we can safely define news as a development that has
happened in the past 24 hours which was not known outside and which is of wide
interest to the people and that which generates curiosity among listeners.
3.2.1.2 The Conceptual Definition of VOA English Program
VOA is one of popular news program in the world, The Voice of America (VOA),
a dynamic multimedia broadcaster funded by the U.S. Government, broadcasts
accurate, balanced, and comprehensive news and information to an international
audience. It started in 1942 as a radio news service for people living in closed and
war-torn societies. It has grown into a multimedia broadcast service good and
innovation information from all aspect that are reserved for all people. They are,
such as : education, innovation, technology, economy, cultural and the others
aspect which useful for all people in this universe. Besides that, VOA has many
programs that existed in all era, since it started in 1942 until this modern era.
Nowadays, it serves the easy service to get information on VOA, using social
network like facebook, twitter, mail-list, friendster and for all gadget and
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Smartphone. Its service reaches the long distance each country on other way it‟s
not limited service.
3.2.1.3 The Conceptual Definition Of Vocabulary
Vocabulary is one of important component in each language. It is basic for
communication, if someone does not recognize the meaning of the keyword,
His/her will be unable to participate in conversation to express some idea or ask
for information, and a person must be able to produce lexical items to convey her
or his meaning. If there are many vocabularies are produced and save in memory
of brain, surely there‟s easier to communicate each other and will give clear
meaning or information about the topic is discussed.
3.2.2 The Operational Definition Of Variable
In the operational definition of variables. It comes from the News from VOA
English program as variables X and the vocabulary as variables Y. The detail
explanation each variable as follows:
3.2.2.1 The Operational Definition Of News
The operational definition of news is begin from the meaning of the news itself.
Here the news function is to inform the reader or listener that watch, read or listen
the news from variety medias like Newspaper, Video or TV and also from Radio.
The researcher focused the news for students only, and the news is used is news
from VOA english program. The reason of the researcher use news from VOA
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english programe because it is the good sources media that can use for learning
vocabularies. So It contains the new vocabularies for them.
3.2.2.2 The Operational Definition Of VOA English Program
Most of The program of the news on many TV station, Radio station or other
media is unknown by the people especially for the students in indonesia. Here the
researcher decide that the most news program that well-known in the world is
VOA, so the researcher thinks that it is the best one to recognize to the students.
There are many topic is informed to the listener or onlooker. Surely in the
contaion of news, the students can get much new vocabularies easily. The way to
make the students get the point of the news especially the vocabularies, it is
started by play video news from VOA english program or watch it onair using TV
then they are given the script of the news. After that the students mark the new
one the vocabularies are gooten by them.
3.2.2.3 The Operational Definition Of Vocabulary
The researcher in this session started by showing or playing the video of the news
from VOA without the script. Then the students are instructed how to find the
new vocabularies in it. In this part, the students should find out the new
vocabularies based on the news and give the meaning. After the they have done to
find it, the researher check it out by using their classmate. It means that the paper
exchange each other. For the result the teacher announce the answer key and
every classmate should be objective to give score to their friend. It is hoped from
that exercise they can increasing the mastery of vocabulary.
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3.3 Research Population and Sample
3.3.1 Research Population
The first step in selecting sample is to determine the population. A population is a
whole of sample in research cited in Arikunto (2006:130). According to Sugiyono
(2009:80) states that population is a region consisting of generalization: the object
/ subject that has certain qualities and characteristics are determined by the
investigator to be learned and then retracted conclusions.
Based on the statement above, population is a total value from calculate on
measure of the group of interest to be researched by the researcher. The objects in
a population are investigated, analyzed, concluded in such away and then the
conclusion made is valid to the whole population. In this research the population
is the eleventh grade of senior high school of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Metro and
there are four classes. They are : XI IPA 1, XI IPA 2, XI IPS 1and XI IPS 2.
Table 3.1 the amount of students at four classes in eleventh grade of SMA
Muhammadiyah 1 Metro academic year 2011/2012.
No Class Students
1 IPA 1 20
2 IPA 2 20
3 IPS 1
4 IPS 2
TOTAL
Source: English Teacher in SMA Muhammadiyah 1Metro
From Data Above, The Population of This research is 90 students, Consist 4
classes they are IPA 1, IPA 2, IPS 1 and IPS 2 at eleventh grade of SMA
Muhammadiyah 1 Metro.
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3.3.2 Research Sample
A sample is a part of a population that is selected for observation. Arikunto
(2006:130) state that sample is a part of population that has all main characteristic
from population. A good sample is one that representative of the population from
which it selected. Selection of sample is very important step in conducting a
research study. So, the sample is a part of pupolation whose properties are studied
to gain information about the whole population. In this research the sample is the
students at eleventh grade of XI IPA 1 and XI IPA 2 of SMA Muhammadiyah 1
metro academic year 2013/2014.
3.3.3 Sampling Technique
a good sample is one that representative of the population from which it was
selected ( Gay 1990: 103) . Sample is part of whole and characteristic from
population itself (Sugiyono 2012:118). In this research the researcher will take of
two classes in the eleventh grade of SMA Muhammadiyah 1 Metro as the sample.
The researcher uses cluster sampling technique. This technique have done by
consideration that the characteristic of population consist of groups and each
group in population is homogeny that is consisting the students in same semester
with get learning process in same environment. It use if population or sample that
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Provided is cluster units in population. Experimental research about the influence
of learning technique commonly using groups of research sample that
have provided and groups of research sample have taken as being stratified
(stratum). Bellow the steps done by the researcher:
a) The first step, chooses two class from four classes of eleventh grade of SMA
Muhammadiyah 1 Metro those are XI IPA 1, XI IPA 2, XI Ips 2 and XI IPS 2.
b) The second step that two classes divided into one class as experiment class
and one class as control class. The class that has chosen as experiment class is
XI IPA 2 class and the class that has chosen as control class is XI IPA 1.
Table 3.2 specification of sampling
No Class Criteria Of Class Total Of Student
1 XI IPA 1 Control Class 20
2 XI IPA 2 Experiment Class 20
Total 40
Based on the table above the final sampling of this research is Class XI IPA as
Control Class and XI IPA 2 as experiment class.
3.4 Research Instrument
In this research, the researcher used a test method as the instrument. Test is a set
of questions or other practices or devices used to measure the skill, intelligence,
ability and talent of an individual or a group. Here the test to measure of student‟s
vocabulary mastery before and after the treatment.
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3.4.1 Test
Test is the most appropriate instrument for collecting data in this research. Here
the researcher use test to measure how far the differ of study vocabulary through
News video from VOA English program before and after the test to the both of
the class (experimental and control class). The test is multiple choice there are
consist 20 items, each items consist of four options (a,b,c and d). The time
allocation is 45 minutes. This test The researcher use the written test. So the
instrument of this research is the list of questions which should be answered by
students.
This instrument is used for pretest and posttest is given to know how far the
vocabulary achievement of the students. It has been done implemented the
treatment. Then the reseracher would find out whether is an improve the result
between the pretest and posttest. The test (pretest and posttest) consisit of 20
multiple choice questions with four options (a,b,c and d), and the scoring pretest
and posttes are same.
Table 3.4 Table of specification of instrument vocabulary mastery
Subject : News Item text
Class : XI IPA 1
Standard competence :Listening 2. Understanding meaning in short functioanal
text and simple monoloque text in recount, narrative and news item text.
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No Base Competence Indicator Aspect
Item
Kind of test Item
1 Responding the
meaning in short
monologue text by
using spoken
language accurately,
fluently, and
acceptablein daily live
context in recount,
narrative and news
item text.
Identifying
meaning of
the news
based on the
video and
text.
Responding
meaningof the
news based on
the video and
text.
Listening
and
reading
Written test
1-20
3.5 Validity and Reliability
3.5.1 Validity
A test is said to be valid if it measures what it is supposed to be measured (Allen
&Yen, 1979: 95) in addition Sugiyono (2010:128) states that “A measurement can
be said has validity, when the content of the measurement is eligible to measure
an object which should be measured and suitable with the fixed criteria. Validity
means an accuracy of a measurement in measuring data.
In this research, there are two kinds of validity, namely content validity and
construct validity (Sugiyono, 2011 :177).
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According to Gay (1990,129) that there are several different types of validity:
content, construct, concurrent and predictive. Content validity is the degree to
which a test measures an intended content area. Construct validity is the degree to
which a test measures an intended hypothical construct. Concurrent validity is
degree to which the scores and a test are related to the score on another, already
established, test administered at the same time, or to some other valid criterion
available at the same time. Predictive validity is the degree to which a test can
predict how well on individual will do in a future situation.
Based on the statement above, the test should really be suitable for the object that
interested to be measured. In this case, the researcher used “content validity” to
know whether the test is valid or not. As Gay (1990,129) states that is the degree
to which a test measures an intended content area. Content validity was
determined by expert validition. Usually the experts‟ area covered by the test is
asked to assess its content validity. These experts carefully review the process
used in developing concerning how well items represent the intended content area.
This judgment was based on whether all sub areas have been included, and in the
correct proportions. To know the validity of the test the researcher face to the
English teacher in using media on students‟ vocabulary mastery and the teacher
agreeing for the instrument. The instrument get validation from the expert
vocabular lectures of university of muhamadiyah Metro, namely Mr. Edi Santoso.
S.Pd,. M.Pd and Mrs. Eva Faliyanti, S.Pd,.M.Pd.BI
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3.5.2 Reliability
Reliability is measure of accuracy, consistency, dependability, or fairness of
scores resulting from administration of particular examination. To ensure the
reliability of the scores and to avoid the subjectivity of the writer, the research
used split-half method. That is odd and even technique. Odd and even technique is
divided the items into two parts. To have the reliability of the test, this research
will be used rank order correlation.
The formula is:
Note:
rxy : Correlation between x and y
: Total x time y
X2 : Deviasi x
Y2 : Deviasi y
(Arikunto2011: 70)
3.6 Data Collecting Technique
In collecting the data the researcher used test, there the test is conducted two
times, they were pretest and posttest. Both of experimet and control were tested in
the same day. To keep away from the low internal validity and go gain result that
is more objective, the scoring of the pretest and posttest were done by all the
students that separated with others students about one meter per chairs. They
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watch the News Video from VOA english program and crosscheck the multiple
choice based on the questions are given.
3.6.1 Pretest
This step was done before presenting the know how far students‟ vocabulary
mastery firstly. They were 20 item vocabulary of questions with four multiple
choice a, b, c and d which were tested to both experimental and control group.
Every word gave score from zero point to five points based on the criteria of
system scoring below. So, if the students do the whole test correctly, they would
get 100 points before doing the test. The researcher explained the direction before
he test held to the students and also asked the teacher to be supervisor. The duty
of supervisor is to observe the process of the pretest to keep the conduciveness of
the class atmosphere during the pretest.
3.6.2 Treatment
In the research showed that when teachers introduced films, relating them to
learning objectives, the amount of information students gained from films
increased (Wittich & Fowlkes, 1946).
After the first step has been done, the next step is treatment. The function of
treatment is giving the students some information about everything is needed, in
this research focused on vocabulary mastery. So, the students learn how to get and
memorize the new vocabularies by using media. The treatment of the research is
given to the experimental group by using Video from VOA English program as
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media. After the students have watched the video, the researcher hope that there
are many vocabularies is got by them based on what they watched.
The teaching of using Video from VOA English program as media starts by
explaining the material concern to it. Here The material is News Item text. After
expalining the material and students get the point of it clearly. Then the next step
is show the news on screen and they should pay attention and take a note or
memorize in their mind the new vocabularies based on the video fully.
3.6.3 Post-test
This step was done before presenting to know how far students‟ vocabulary
mastery firstly. They were 20 item vocabulary of questions with four multiple
choice a, b, c and d which were tested to both experimental and control group.
Every word gave score from zero point to five points based on the criteria of
system scoring below. So, if the students do the whole test correctly, they would
get 100 points before doing the test. The researcher explained the direction before
he test held to the students and also asked the teacher to be supervisor. The duty
of supervisor is to observe the process of the posttest to keep the conduciveness of
the class atmosphere during the posttest.
3.7 Data Analysis Technique
Data analysis is the process of organizing the data in order to gain regularly of the
pattern and form the research. The term interpretation can be defined as a
procedure of giving meaning in the result of the analytic process. While data
interpretation is process giving the meaning to the founded pattern and regularities
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(Setiyadi, 2006:255). After testing the students and scoring due to the scoring
system “ Zero (0) ”mark for the lowest score and “ Five (5) ” mark for hihghest
score, Then the reseracher combines the two scores from two raters to gain the
final score. The data by using normality test, homogeneity test, and hypothesis
test. The procedures to treat the data are:
3.7.1 Normality Test
The purpose of normality test is to know distribution of data following
distribution normal or no. Some statistics technique especially parametric statistic
said that the data must follow the normal distribution.
Ha : L-ratio is lower than L-table (the distribution of the data is normal)
Ho : L-ratio is higher than L-table (the distribution of the data is not normal)
3.7.2 Homogeneity Test
Homogeneity test is a measurement used to determine kind of data (Basrowi:
2007). This kind of test is intended to test whether the variance of the data in the
Experiment class and in Control class is equal or not.
Note:
S2 : The larger variance
S1 : The Smaller Variance
The criteria are:
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Ha : F-ratio is lower than F-table (the distribution of the data is homogenous)
Ho : F-ratio is higher than F-table (the distribution of the data is not homogenous)
3.7.3 Hypothesis Test
Hypothesis test is calculated using two ways anova. The formula of hypothesis
test:
The t-test formula is as follow:
t-test :
Note :
X1 : Mean score of the experimental class
X2 : Mean score of the control class
S : Variant
N1 : Number students in experimental class
N2 : Number of students in control class
The criteria are:
Ha = Ha is accepted if T_ ratio is equal or higher than t_ table. (The hypothesis
proposed is proved)
Ho = Ho is accepted if t_ ratio is smaller than t_ table. (The hypothesis proposed
is not proved).
(Usman, 1995: 142)
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CURRICULUM VITAE
Saripudin was born in Tugu Ratu Bandar Negri Suoh, West Lampung on
august 16, 1992. He is the Fourth child of 6 children. He was raised by her lovely
parents; Mr. Narman as a farmer and Mrs. Siti Sa‟adah As Housewife.
He graduated from elementary school of MI Nurul Ulum In Srimulyo in and
finished in 2004, junior high school of SMP Nusantara In Srimulyo and finished
in 2007, Senior High School of SMA N 1 Suoh, in Bandar Setia and finished in
2010, and then in 2010 he continued his study in Muhammadiyah University of
Metro and there he takes English Education Study Program until now. Since 2010
He has been a member of KSR UMM and ASES UMM. His personal interest
covers are: music, Design, Writing and news reporter.
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