a Learning English by using alphabet game can improve t heir underst anding
and mast ering about English w ords vocabulary. b
The st udent s of t he year seven of Junior High School have an experience in learning English w ords vocabulary t hrough alphabet game.
1.6 Alphabet Game and Conventional Strategy
1 Alphabet Game
Alphabet game is a w ord game w hich can be played by a st udent or a group w hich consist s of t w o or four st udent s t o make a new w ord from t he
last let t er of t he previous w ord, but t he t ime is only in five minut es t o get many w ords. The group w hich get s many w ords in five m inut es, t hey w ill be
t he w inner in t his game. Agoest yaw at i, 2007: 14 2
Convent ional St rat egy Based on t he w rit er’s experience during t he research, t he English
t eacher in t he cont rol group applied t he convent ional st rat egy. This st rat egy w as indicat ed by giving explanat ion of mat erials. In t his case, t he t eacher
explained t he mat erials based on t ext book monot onously. The t eacher w as dominant in t he classroom w hich caused t he difficult y for t he st udent s t o
express t heir ideas and ask quest ions, w hen t hey did not underst and t he t eacher’s explanat ion. The t eacher only t aught t he mat erials on t he text book
w it hout developing it . The st udent s only got lit t le comprehension because t he t eacher did not encourage t hem t o analyze t he concept in t ext book. As a
result t he st udent s only did exercises given by t heir t eachers and did not know t he purpose of st udying t he mat erials. Generally, t eachers w ho apply
t his st rat egy w ill find t heir st udent s are only able t o memorize t he mat erials and not able t o underst and t o apply t he concept in t heir daily life.
1.7 Outline of the Study
This st udy consist s of five chapt ers, chapt er I cover background of t he st udy, reason for choosing t he t opic, st at ement of t he problem, object ives of t he
st udy, significance of t he st udy, alphabet game, convent ional st rat egy and out line of t he st udy.
Chapt er II discusses t he review of relat ed lit erat ure in connect ion w it h alphabet game, general concept of English w ords Vocabulary, t eaching English
w ords vocabulary t o t he year seven st udent s of junior high school, principle of t eaching English w ords vocabulary, t echnique in t eaching English w ords
vocabulary t o t he year seven st udent s of junior high school, t eaching English t o t he year seven st udent s of junior high school, charact erist ics of t he year seven
st udent s of junior high school.
Chapt er III discusses t he research met hod or met hod of invest igat ion. The discussion elaborat es sources of t he dat a, subject s of t he st udy, variable,
procedure of experiment al research, t ry out , inst rument , condit ion of t he t est ,
it em analysis, met hod of collect ing t he dat a, t he analysis of pre-t est and post - t est .
Chapt er IV present s t he result of t he dat a analysis and discussion about t he result w hich present s t ry-out finding, pre-t est and post -t est findings, t est
significance, discussion of t he research findings. Chapt er V, t he w rit er ends t he discussion w it h t he conclusion and
suggest ion of t he st udy.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
This chapter is about the review of related literature. It consists of alphabet game, the advantage of using alphabet game, general concept of English words
vocabulary, teaching English words vocabulary to the year seven students of junior high school, principle of teaching English words Vocabulary, technique in
teaching English words vocabulary to the year seven students of junior high school, teaching English to the year
seven students of junior high school
,
characteristics of the year seven students of junior high school.
2.1 Alphabet Game
