SEPTIA KURNIAWARDANI , 2201410016 (2016) IMPROVING STUDENTS’ MASTERY OF ADJECTIVES USED FOR DESCRIPTIVE TEXTS USING A CHILDREN SONG ENTITLED “SHE’S TALL”. Under Graduates thesis, Universitas Negeri Semarang.

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Abstract

This final project is an action research. In this study, I limit the discussion by stating the following problem: “How can an English children song entitled “She’s Tall” improve students’ mastery of adjective used for descriptive text?” The aims of the research is to discover how English children song entitled “She’s Tall” can improve students’ mastery of adjective used for descriptive text. It is expected that the result of the study can enrich the teacher’s strategy in teaching vocabulary using song. The subject of the study was the students of SMPN 1 Pringsurat in the Academic Year 2015/2016. There were 33 students. There were three steps in this action research. The first step of the activity was the pre-test. The second step of was action which consisted of two cycles. Each cycle is consisted of planning, acting, reflecting and observing. The third step of the activity was giving post-test and answering questionnaire. Based on the data analysis, it can be seen that there is significant difference in the result of the students’pre-test and post-test. The average achievement of the students’ pre-test was 74.24% and 88.72% in the post-test. The main factor affecting this improvement was the students’ interest in the song given. It can be proved from the questionnaire results. Therefore, it can be suggested that the use of song can be an effective way to teach vocabulary, especially to improve the students’ mastery in vocabulary. This result hopefully would motivate teachers to use a song in teaching English.

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