The Purpose of the Research The Time and Place of the Research The Method of the Research The Researcher’s Role on the Research

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CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. The Purpose of the Research

The purpose of the research is to know whether vocabulary card can improve the students vocabulary of English lesson. In addition, the researcher hopes that this writing will be useful especially for herself in improving her English vocabulary and in general for English students and teachers at that school, as well.

B. The Time and Place of the Research

This research is carried out for a month started from 7 th February up to 9 th May 2011. The place is at the first grade of MTs. Nurul Falah Pondok Ranji Ciputat, academic year 20102011.

C. The Method of the Research

The method used in this research is Classroom Action Research CAR. According to Michael J. Wallace, Classroom Action Research CAR is a type of classroom research carried out by the teacher in order to solve problems or to find answers toward context-specific issues. 1 It means that before implementing the Classroom Action Research CAR, the researcher or the teacher needs to identify any problems real found in the classroom before implementing the CAR. 1 Michael J. Wallace, Action Research for Language Teachers, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006, p. 5.

D. The Subject and the Object of Research

1. The Subject of Research

The subject of this research is students at grade VII of Islamic Junior High School Nurul Falah, academic year 20102011. The number of students consists of 30 thirty. It is chosen based upon the unstructured interview result with the English teacher at that class proving that they have the lowest achievement of English test especially in vocabulary among the other first grade classes. That is why they need an appropriate strategy to help them in improving their English scores by improving students vocabulary.

2. The Object of Research

The object of this research is vocabulary card technique to develop students’ vocabulary in terms of English lesson.

E. The Researcher’s Role on the Research

In this research, the researcher acts in Classroom action research is not only as the researcher but also as a teacher, a planner, and does in making pre-test, a lesson plan, post-test in each final cycles, collecting data, analyzing and reports the result of the research. Besides, the researcher is helped by the teacher who teaches that subjects and he acts as observer. On the other side, the teacher carries out the action based upon the lesson plan has been made. Therefore, the researcher works collaboratively with the English teacher. The researcher does teaching learning activity immediately and attempt to collect the data based on research focus. As a main implementer in this research, the researcher is hoped can obtain accurate data till research goal for improving students’ vocabulary of English.

F. The Research Design