THE TEACHERS BELIEFS IN TECHNIQUES USED IN TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY AT A KINDERGARTEN IN SEMARANG

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1 THE TEACHERS BELIEFS IN TECHNIQUES USED IN TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY AT A KINDERGARTEN IN SEMARANG A Thesis Presented as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement to Obtain the Bachelor Degree in the English Linguistics Study Program By: Novi Wijayanti ENGLISH DEPARTMENT FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND ARTS SOEGIJAPRANATA CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY SEMARANG 2016 i

2 A THESIS ON THE TEACHERS BELIEFS IN TECHNIQUES USED IN TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY AT TK DANIEL CREATIVE SCHOOL By Novi Wijayanti Student Number: Approved by, Dra. Wuryani Hartanto, M.A Major Sponsor Emilia Ninik Aydawati, SP, M.Hum Co-Sponsor

3 A thesis defended in front of the Board of Examiners on July 22 nd, 2016 and declared acceptable BOARD OF EXAMINERS Chairperson : Dra. Wuryani Hartanto, M.A.. Secretary : Emilia Ninik Aydawati, SP, M.Hum.. Member : Drs. Y.E. Budiyana, M.A.. Semarang, July 22 nd 2016 Faculty of Language and Arts Soegijapranata Catholic University Dean, Angelika Riyandari, Ph.D NPP iii

4 ACKNOWLEGMENT After a long time, I finally completed my thesis. First of all I would like to thank Almighty God Jesus for His blessings and help to complete this thesis. On this occasion I would also like to thank those who have guided me patiently to complete my thesis as follows: 1. My major sponsor, Dra. Wuryani, M.A who gives me support and advice to finish this thesis 2. My co-major sponsor, Emilia Ninik, SP,M.Hum who always find time to help me and provide much guidance for me. 3. My lovely mom and dad who always support me all the time, love me day by day, and work hard to me. I really love both of you. 4. My sisters and brother who support me in the completion of my thesis. 5. Evan Utoyo, my boyfriend, who always reminds me every day to finish my thesis and accompany me. 6. Lidya, Glenda, Jovita, Dimas, Melody, Jupehh, and Valencia who always accompany me from the first semester. Thank you guys for being my best friends and always entertaining me with stupid jokes. 7. All lecturers and staff of the Faculty of Language and Arts. Thank you for all things that you have done for me. Thank you for all people whose names I cannot mention one by one and who have colored my life in this faculty. I hope my thesis can be useful. iv

5 TABLE OF CONTENT PAGE OF TITLE COVER PAGE... i A THESIS APPROVAL... ii BOARD OF EXAMINERS... iii ACKNOWLEDGMENT... iv TABLE OF CONTENTS... v ABSTRACT... x ABSTRAK... xi CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION Background of the Study Field of the Study Scope of the Study Problem Formulation Objectives of the Study Significance of the Study Definition of Terms... 3

6 CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE Beliefs Teachers Beliefs Teaching Vocabulary Teaching Approach Teaching Method Teaching Technique Repetition Introducing New Words Introducing New Pattern Creating a Need Activities in Class that Develop Children s Vocabulary Skills Word of Week Use Big Words Read, Read, Read Vocabulary Notebook Teaching Media CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Method of Data Collection... 20

7 Participants Instrument Research Procedure Method of Data Analysis CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION The Teacher s Beliefs in Techniques Used in Teaching English Vocabulary Memory-Based Belief Function-Based Belief CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION Conclusion Suggestion BIBLIOGRAPHY APPENDIX

8 LIST OF TABLES Table 1. Teaching a Word with a Picture Table 2. Creating Mental Images of a Word Table 3. Connecting a Word to a Personal Experience Table 4. Placing the Words in a Group Table 5. Creating Semantic Network Table 6. Grouping Words Together Within a Storyline Table 7. Using Keyword Table 8. Repeating a Word Aloud Table 9. Writing a Word Repeatedly Table 10. Imagining the Written Form of a Word Table 11. Using Physical Action Table 12. Playing a Tape Recorder Table 13. Making assumption and Mental Images Table 14. Using Extensive Reading Table 15. Using Words in Real-Situation Table 16. Using Physical Objects Table 17. Requesting to Mention a Word and Describe it Table 18. Teachers Memory-Based Belief in Teaching English Vocabulary. 37

9 Table 19. Teachers Function-Based Belief in Teaching English Vocabulary... 39

10 Abstract Vocabulary is very important part in teaching language. Teachers have their belief in teaching English vocabulary. Their beliefs will influence their performance in teaching. Besides, techniques are important to help teachers teach too. In collecting data about teachers beliefs in techniques used, the writer administered questionnaires to all teachers in Daniel Creative School. The results of the questionnaires data analysis show the kinds of beliefs and techniques used by Daniel Creative School s teachers. The results show that the teachers used different beliefs and techniques in teaching English vocabulary. In collecting data, the writer modified the model of questionnaire based on Journal of Education and Learning Vol.1 (Hasankiadeh, Jahandar, & Khodabandehlou, 2012) and the questionnaires were analyzed by SPSS 20,0. The results of this study show that Function- Based Belief is the useful belief in a learning vocabulary and introducing new patterns is useful technique in teaching English vocabulary to the kindergarten pupils in Daniel Creative School.

11 Abstrak Kosa kata adalah peranan penting dalam mengajar bahasa. Guru memiliki kepercayaan dalam mengajar bahasa Inggris. Kepercayaan mereka akan mempengaruhi penampilan dalam mengajar. Disisi lain, teknik juga berperan penting dalam membantu guru mengajar. Dalam mengumpulkan data tentang kepercayaan dan teknik yang digunakan oleh guru Daniel Creative School, penulis menggunakan daftar pertanyaan. Hasil dari analisa data kuesionair menunjukkan beberapa macam kepercayaan dan teknik dalam mengajar kosa kata bahasa Inggris. Hasilnya menunjukkan bahwa para guru memiliki kepercayaan dan teknik yang berbeda dalam mengajar. Dalam mengumpulkan data, penulis memodifikasi contoh kusionair dari Journal of Education and Learning Vol.1 (Hasankiadeh, Jahandar, & Khodabandehlou, 2012)dan hasilnya dianalisis menggunakan SPSS 20,0. Hasil dari analisa menunjukan bahwa Function-Based Belief dan memperkenalkan kata-kata menggunakan benda atau gambar merupakan hal yang paling berguna dalam kegiatan mengajar kosa kata bahasa Inggris di Daniel Creative School.