From the description mentioned above, it is important for teacher who concerns about teaching English, especially vocabulary, to implement a certain
technique which can encourage the student motivation and interest in vocabulary mastery through learning process.
Based on the cases described above, the writer intended using Total Physical Response TPR method which was conducted of the students of seventh
grade at MTs Khazanah Kebajikan Pondok Cabe Ilir in learning vocabulary. With TPR method, the students can learn vocabulary easier and they can gain their
motivation in learning English, because the students practice directly using the vocabulary of the target language in real context. By doing so, the students can
develop the storage of the vocabulary in a short time. Besides, that TPR method also helps the learners to broaden their linguistic input because they use body
movement to attract their attention in teaching learning process. Based on the reasons stated above, the writer takes a title of this “skripsi”
“Teaching Vocabulary through Total Physical Response Method at First Grade of Mts Khazanah Kebajikan Pondok Cabe Ilir”. The writer hopes that the method
can improve students’ vocabularies and gives meaningfulness for learners of any
kinds of classroom events.
B. Scope and Limitation of the Study
This study was conducted at the first semester of academic year 20102011 at seventh grade students of MTs Khazanah Kebajikan Pondok Cabe Ilir. Besides,
the limitation of the problem and discussion cover: 1 affect using Total Physical Respond Method toward
the students’ ability in learning the vocabulary, 2 the student’s improvement using TPR method in learning vocabulary.
C. Formulation of the Problem
Based on the background mentioned above, the writer conducts a study concerning the using Total Physical Response Method in teaching vocabulary at
Seventh Grade students of MTs Khazanah Kebajikan Pondok Cabe Ilir. The main problem of this research can be formulated into specific problems as stated below:
1. Does using Total Physical Respond Method affect the students’ ability in
learning the vocabulary? 2.
How well is the students’ improvement using TPR method in their vocabulary mastery in the classroom?
D. Objectives of the Study
In line with what has been stated in the formulation of the problem, this study tries to find out the effectiveness of teaching vocabulary through TPR
method at MTs Khazanah Kebajikan.
E. Significances of the Study
The results of this study can provide useful information for three important groups of people, namely; 1 the writer, herself, 2 the English teachers, and 3
further researchers. They are described as follows: 1. The results of this study are expected to broad up t
he writer’ knowledge concerning the using Total Physical Response Method in teaching vocabulary
and to provide useful information about the kinds of methodology of teaching vocabulary.
2. The results of this study are useful for the English teacher at junior high school level to get clearly information about teaching vocabulary by using
Total physical Response Method and how they are used in teaching-learning process. From this study, they can get available information that is useful to
improve their teaching-learning process.
3. Finally, for further researchers who are interested in teaching vocabulary at junior high school level can get the basic information from this study to do
further research. Furthermore, the results of this study can bring positive impact in teaching-
learning process at junior high school level.
F. Hypothesis of the Research
The hypothesis states: “There is significance influence toward the student vocabulary mastery by
using TPR method for the students of the seventh grade at MTs Khazanah Kebajikan Pondok Cabe Ilir
”
G. Operational Definition
As for the sake of clarification and to avoid ambiguity, some terms in this study need to be defined:
Vocabulary is a component of language that contains all of information about
meaning and using words in a language.
Total Physical Response Methodrefers to language teaching method built
around the coordination of speech and action; it attempts to teach language through physical motor activity.
CHAPTER II THEORITICAL FRAMEWORK
In this chapter, the writer tries to give clear description of theoretical framework about teaching vocabulary through total physical response method at
odd semester at first year students of MTs Khazanah Kebajikan Pondok Cabe Ilir, they are the vocabulary and total physical response method.
A. Approach, Method and Technique
The terms of method are often mixed with approach and techniques, they have differences among one with the other. About decades ago Edward Anthony
1963 gave as a definition that has admirably withstood the test of time, his concept: “Method” was the second of three hierarchical elements, namely
approach, method, and techniques
1
. 1. The Approach
According to Anthony, An approach is a set of assumption dealing of the nature of the language, learning , teaching
2
. Besides, Jack C. Richards said “Approach is a set of correlative assumptions dealing with the nature of
the language teaching and learning”.
1
H. Douglas Brown, Teaching by Principles-An Interactive Approach to Language Pedagogy 2th Edition, San Fransisco: Longman,2001, p. 48
2
H. Douglas Brown, Teaching by Principles-An Interactive Approach . . . p. 48
