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comparative adjectives. In this research, the selected media were pictures of some objects which could be used in explaining the learning material of comparative adjectives. Therefore, the use of pictures could be used by other teachers in explaining comparative adjectives , because it can affect learners’ score positively. Additionally, in this research, the learners had positive and negative perceptions of the use of pictures in learning comparative adjectives. As elaborated in qualitative data analysis, most learners had positive perceptions of the use of pictures in learning comparative adjectives. The learners perceived that the use of pictures in learning comparative adjectives made the learning material easier and more understandable. Moreover, the use of pictures also could assist the learners to memorize the learning material easily. This research result supported a statement stated by Syyed Mahdi Erfani on her article that the presence of pictures could improve learners’ understanding and memory. 4 The other statement which was in line with this research result was also stated by Faturrohman and Sutikno. 5 They stated that pictures or images could improve understanding and memorizing. The learners’ also perceived that the use of pictures was interesting technique to deliver comparative adjective materials. The interesting media used in the class could create interesting activities which could affec t learners’ affective filter- self-confidence, motivation, and anxiety. 6 This research result also proves a statement delivered by Wright that “picture contributes to interest and motivation...”. 7 Next, most learners who had high gained score perceived that the use of pictures in learning comparative adjectives made the learners happy and enjoy in the teaching learning process. It means that the researcher found that the learners perceived the use 4 Syyed Mahdi Erfani, Pictures Speak Louder than Words in ESP, Too. English Language Teaching, Vol. 5 No. 8, July, 2012, p. 165 5 Pupuh Fathurrohman and M. Sobry Sutikno, Strategi Belajar Mengajar, Bandung: PT. Refika Aditama, 2009, p. 16. 6 Kristin Krogh, Understanding Stephen Krashen’s Affective Filter Hypothesis, 2011, https:suite.iokristin-krogh5c27243 7 Andrew Wright, Pictures for Language Learning, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2004, p. 2 of pictures in explaining the learning materials positively. As Wasti Soemanto stated that a positive perception would lead to happiness, on the other hand, a negative perception would lead to unhappiness. 8 Those happiness and unhappiness would influence t he learners’ desire in learning and action. Further, the result of this research showed that one of six learners who had little gained score perceived negatively the use of pictures in learning comparative adjective. Hence, it was also in line with the Wasti Soemanto’s statement above that unhappiness would not lead to learners’ desire in learning and action. Further, to know a reason why one learner perceived negatively the use of pictures in learning comparative adjective, the researcher did a further unstructured and unofficial interview to the learner. In that interview, the researcher asked why he disliked the use of pictures in learning comparative adjectives. From that interview, the researcher knew that he disliked the use of pictures in learning comparative adjectives because he liked another media used in teaching learning process. He stated that he liked using game in teaching learning process. By using game, he could learn more happily than the pictures did. Based on the result of the interview, it can be seen that teaching method and media used in teaching learning process plays important role to the learners’ score and perception. The teaching method can affect on learners’ score and perception positively an d negatively. The result of interview proved the M. Ngalim Purwanto’s statement that there are some social factors which influence the learners’ learning and achievement. 9 Those social factors are family condition, teacher and teaching method, equipment which used in teaching learning process, learning environment, and social motivation. Lastly, selecting media for the teaching learning process is important. By using interesting media, such as the use of pictures in learning comparative adjectives, the l earners’ positive perceptions can be encouraged. Then, those learners’ positive 8 Wasti Soemanto, Psikologi Pendidikan, Jakarta: Rineka Cipta, 2006, p.26 9 M. Ngalim Purwanto, Psikologi Pendidikan, Bandung: Remaja Rosdakarya, 2010, p. 102