IMPROVING STUDENTS MOTIVATION IN LEARNING VOCABULARY BY USING PANTOMIME

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1 1 IMPROVING STUDENTS MOTIVATION IN LEARNING VOCABULARY BY USING PANTOMIME (An Action Research at Fourth Grade Students of SD N 1 Kendaga Academic Year 2011/2012) A Thesis Submitted to the English Departement as Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for S.pd Degree By IKA NURIYANTI ENGLISH DEPARTMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF PURWOKERTO 2012

2 2 APPROVAL Title : IMPROVING STUDENTS MOTIVATION IN LEARNING VOCABULARY BY USING PANTOMIME (An Action Research at Fourth Grade Students of SD Negeri 1 Kendaga Academic Year 2011/2012) Name : Ika Nuriyanti NIM : Faculty : Teacher Training and Education Departement : English Consultant I : Drs. Suwartono, M.Hum. Consultant II : Saefurrohman, S.Pd. M.Pd. Approved by: Consultant I Consultant II Drs. Suwartono, M.Hum. NIK Saefurrohman, S.Pd. M.Pd. NIK ii

3 3 SKRIPSI BERJUDUL IMPROVING STUDENTS MOTIVATION IN LEARNING VOCABULARY BY USING PANTOMIME (An Action Research at Fourth Grade Students of SD N 1 Kendaga Academic Year 2011/1012) Yang dipersiapkan dan disusun oleh : IKA NURIYANTI Telah dipertahankan di Dewan Penguji Pada tanggal 13 Agustus 2012 Dan dinyatakan telah memenuhi syarat untuk diterima Program Studi Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan SUSUNAN DEWAN PENGUJI Ketua : Endang Kusrini, S.Pd., M. Hum. NIK (.) Anggota I : Lutfi Istikharoh, M.Pd. NIK (.) Anggota II : Drs. Suwartono, M. Hum. NIK (.) Anggota III : Saefurrohman, S.Pd. M.Pd. NIK (.) Purwokerto, 13 Agustus 2012 Universitas Muhamamdiyah Purwokerto Fakultas Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Dekan, Drs. Joko Purwanto, M.Si. NIK

4 4 SURAT PERNYATAAN Yang bertanda tangan di bawah ini : Nama : IKA NURIYANTI NIM : Program Studi : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris Fakultas : Keguruan dan Ilmu Pendidikan Menyusun skripsi dengan judul : IMPROVING STUDENTS MOTIVATION IN LEARNING VOCABULARY BY USING PANTOMOME (An Action Research at Fourth Grade Students of SD N 1 Kendaga Academic Year 2011/1012) Menyatakan dengan sesungguhnya bahwa skripsi ini adalah hasil karya tulis saya sendiri dan bukan dibuatkan orang lain atau jiplakan atau modifikasi karya orang lain. Bila pernyataan ini tidak benar, maka saya bersedia menerima sanksi termasuk pencabutan gelar kesarjanaan yang sudah saya peroleh. Purwokerto, 13 Agustus 2012 Yang menyatakan, IKA NURIYANTI NIM

5 5 DEDICATION From my heart deeply, this thesis is proudly dedicated to: My beloved Father and Mother who always give me motivation, support and pray. Thanks for everythings given to me. I m very proud of being your daughter. My beloved younger brother and my big family. I love you. Heri Setianto, who gave me support in finishing this thesis. My Supervisors, Mr. Suwartono and Mr. Saefurrohman who gave me guidance and suggestion to finish this research. Thank you so much. My friends, Julay, Adin, Ami, Simar, Aya, Utin, and all of my friends in English Department. Thanks for your support. My friends in Meteor Koz: Yuli, Lia, Nuning, Milani, Okta, Umu, Kiki, and the others. Thanks for everithing. v

6 6 Motto Being grateful to God will save our heart and life. There is a choice in everything you do and in the end, the choice you make, makes you. Success will never be a big step in the future, success is a small step taken just now. vi

7 7 PREFACE Alhamdullilahi Rabbil alamin. First of all praise is to Allah SWT who has given the guidance, physically and spiritually strength so the writer can finish this thesis as partial fulfillment of requirement for S.Pd degree at English Departementof Teacher Training and Education Faculty, Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto. The writer would like to give a special thank to: 1. Drs. Joko Purwanto, M.Si, the dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto. 2. Endang Kusrini, S.Pd., M. Hum., the head of English Departement of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto. 3. Drs. Suwartono, M.Hum., as the first supervisor who gave guidance, advice, support and suggestion. 4. Saefurrohman, S.Pd. M.Pd., as the second supervisor who gave guidance, advice, support and suggestion too. 5. Wahyono, S.Pd., the headmaster of SD N 1 Kendaga who gave permission to conduct this research at his school. 6. Puji Rahayu S.Pd., the English teacher of SD N 1 Kendaga who helped her in conducting her research. 7. All the students in class 4 of SD N 1 Kendaga who participated in the research. vii

8 8 8. The researcher s parents, sister, brother, and all of her friends who gave her help and support to finish her thesis. The researcher believes that there are many weaknesses in her thesis, so the researcher welcomes critics and suggestions to improve her further writing. She hopes this thesis will be useful for anyone, especially the students of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto. Purwokerto, 13 Agustus 2012 Researcher viii

9 9 TABLE OF CONTENT TITLE.. APPROVAL. DEDICATION... MOTTO... PREFACE... TABLE OF CONTENT..... ABSTRACT... i ii iii iv v vii x CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION A. Background of Research B. Reason for Choosing Topic C. Problem of Research D. The Aim of Research E. Contribution of Research F. Clarification of Terms CHAPTER II THEORETICAL REVIEW A. The Nature of Vocabulary Definition of Vocabulary The Importance of Learning Vocabulary Teaching Vocabulary Vocabulary Learning ix

10 10 B. Motivation Definition of Motivation The Importance of Motivation in Teaching Learning 16 Process Kinds of Motivation The Way to Motivate Students C. Pantomime Definition of Pantomime How to Play Pantomime D. Basic Assumption CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY A. Method of Research B. Place and Time of the Research C. Subject of the Research D. Desingn of the Research E. Technique of Collecting Data F. Technique for Analyzing Data G. Criteria of the Action Success CHAPTER IV RESULT AND DISCUSSION A. Result of the Research The Implementation of Cycle The Implementation of Cycle x

11 11 CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION A. Conclusion. 56 B. Suggestion. 56 REFERENCES APPENDICES xi

12 12 ABSTRACT IMPROVING STUDENTS MOTIVATION IN LEARNING VOCABULARY BY USING PANTOMIME (An Action Research at Fourth Grade Students of SD N 1 Kendaga Academic Year 2010/2011) This research was aimed at improving students motivation in learning vocabulary by using pantomime. The research was carried out at SD N 1 Kendaga, Kecamatan Ban jarmangu in the academic year 2011/2012. The research used a classroom action research. The writer took class IV as the subect of the research. In collecting the data, the writer used observation, questionnaire, and interview. Then, for analyzing the data the writer used quantitative data Based on the result, pantomime was able to improve students motivation in learning vocabulary. The observation result showed the total average of students motivation in Cycle 1 was 27.13%, and the total average of students motivation in Cycle 2 was 73.56%. Thus, the improvement of students motivation was 46.43%. It reached the indicator of action success of observation which was 50%. The questionnaire result showed 81.42% of the students answer yes. It reached the indicator of action success of questionnaire which was 70%. Overall, the research showed that teaching vocabulary through pantomime could improve students motivation in learning vocabulary. xii