Previous Research REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

A. Previous Research

In Academic Year 2004 2005, Nurini as the student of English Department in Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto Indonesia conducted a research concerning ‘vocabulary mastery and learning styles’ with its title “A Study on The Comparison in Vocabulary Competence between Students with Visual and those with Auditory Learning Style.” The instruments applied here were questionnaire and document. The writer applied questionnaire to determine preferred learning styles and documentation to get the same grade of students that would be participants. Finally, the research has shown that there was not any difference on vocabulary competence between students with visual and those with auditory learning style at the first semester of English Department Students of Muhammadiyah University of Purwokerto, Banyumas. The research conducted by Nurini is different from the research on this thesis. Based on the collected data of the questioner and objective test of students, the research conducted by Nurini was to find out significant difference between the groups of visual and auditory sensory preference of learning style. On the other hand, the research conducted on this thesis is to find out significant difference between the group of students that are taught by using sensory preferences visual, auditory and tactile-kinesthetic of learning style and the group of students that are not. 12 Next in the same Academic Year, Dwi Purwoningsih as an English Student in the Languages and Arts Faculty of State University of Semarang also conducted a research entitled “Using Visual Dictionary in Teaching Vocabulary to Elementary School Students” A Case at the Fourth Graders of SD Negeri 06 Cendono, Kudus In the Academic Year 2006 2007. The aim of the research was to find out whether there is any significant difference in vocabulary achievement of the students taught by using visual dictionary and those taught by using conventional way without using visual dictionary. The research has shown that there is a significant difference on the vocabulary achievement between the students who have been taught using visual dictionary and those who have been taught using the conventional way for the fourth grade students of SD N Cendono 06, Kudus in academic year 2006 2007. The research conducted by Dwi Purwoningsih is different from the research on this thesis. The research conducted by Dwi Purwoningsih was to find out significant difference between the groups of students that were taught by using visual sensory preference of learning style and without it conventional way. On the other hand, the research conducted on this thesis is to find out significant difference between the group of students that are taught by using visual, auditory, and tactile-kinesthetic sensory preferences of learning style and without it conventional way. Next, still in same academic year and university with Dwi Purwoningsih above, Yeni Oktaviani conducted a research entitled “The Application of Total Physical Response in Teaching English Vocabulary to the Fourth Graders of SD Negeri 04 Krajan Kulon Kaliwungu, Kendal in Academic Year 2006 2007.’ The objectives of this study were to describe the procedure of teaching English vocabulary to the fourth year students of Elementary School using the Total Physical Response TPR method and to identify the advantages and disadvantages of using the TPR method in teaching foreign language vocabulary. The research has shown that the students’ achievement in learning English vocabulary by applying TPR had a significant improvement. The research conducted by Yeni Oktaviani is different from the research on this thesis. The research conducted by Yeni Oktaviani is to find out significant difference between the groups of students that were taught by using tactile- kinesthetic sensory preference of learning style and without it conventional way. On the other hand, the research conducted on this thesis is to find out significant difference between the groups of students that are taught by using visual, auditory, and tactile-kinesthetic sensory preferences of learning style and without it conventional way.

B. Underlying Theory