Background of the Study

E. Research Objective

The objective of this research is to see whether the Natural Method applied in kindergarten can improve the students’ vocabulary mastery. The experimental group will be treated using the technique proposed in the Natural Method. To answer the first question, the writer compares the students’ vocabulary mastery of the experimental group and the control group by conducting pre test and post tests of vocabulary mastery. The result will be computed by using t-test to see whether or not the difference is significant. How the Natural Method can improve the vocabulary mastery will be seen from the contributions of the method in the teaching learning activity. To answer the second question, the writer uses observation check list to see the contributions of the method that can improve vocabulary mastery which will be compared with the traditional method.

F. Research Benefits

1. The writer The study done by the writer is expected to give input to the writer of how to manage the class, and how to make the target language comprehensible for the students. 2. The teacher The study is expected to give an alternative for the teachers in the teaching learning process that can be applied at school. 3. The other researches The study gives benefit for other researchers who do research in language teaching method since this study presents an overview of children’s characteristics in responding to the teacher talk using the target language. In addition, this study also talks about the technique in the Natural Method of how to use the target language to communicate in the classroom.

G. Definition of Terms

1. language acquisition Acquisition refers to an unconscious process that involves the naturalistic development of language proficiency through understanding language and through using language for meaningful communication. Krashen,1985 2. vocabulary mastery Vocabulary mastery in this study means the lexical input acquired by the students along with the meaning of the words. 3. Comprehensible input Comprehensible input refers to the utterances that the students understand based on the context in which they are used Richards and Rodgers, 1986:132.