This classroom action research aimed at discussing vocabulary achievement of junior high school students at the VIII-C grade by using Pop-
up Pictures. In addition, Pop-up Pictures had never been used by the English teacher in teaching vocabulary. Whereas, this media was not only practical to
use in teaching and learning vocabulary but also had several features 3 dimentional, interesting, and colorful that were expected to be a helpful
teaching media for the students. It was also more interesting for the students that could make them participated in teaching and learning vocabulary
achievement. The use of Pop-up Pictures was expected to provide convenient means of encouraging the students to learn new vocabularies.
Considering the fact related to the students’ condition, the researcher was interested in conducting the classroom action research entitled
“Improving the VIII-C Grade Students’ Vocabulary Achievement by Using Pop-up Pictures at SMPN 1 Beji - Pasuruan
.”
1.2 Problems of the Research
Based on the background of the research above, the problems of the research in this research were formulated into general problems as follows.
1. How can the use of the Pop-up Pictures improve the VIII-C grade
students’ vocabulary achievement at SMPN 1 Beji - Pasuruan? 2.
How can the use of the Pop-up Pictures improve the VIII-C grade students’ participation in teaching and learning process of vocabulary at
SMPN 1 Beji - Pasuruan?
1.3 Objectives of the Research
Based on the background and problems of the research, the objectives of this research were formulated into general objectives as follows.
1. To improve the VIII-C grade students’ vocabulary achievement by using
Pop-up Pictures at SMPN 1 Beji - Pasuruan. 2.
To improve the VIII-C grade students’ participation in teaching and learning process of vocabulary at SMPN 1 Beji - Pasuruan.
1.4 The Significance of the Research
This research was expected to give contribution to English teacher, the students and the future researchers.
1. For the English Teacher
The result of this research could hopefully be used by the English teacher as information or an input in teaching vocabulary by using Pop-up
P ictures as media to improve the students’ vocabulary and make the
teaching and learning process is interesting.
2. For the Students
The actions given are useful to give the students in new English learning experience and motivate them to learn English, especially
vocabulary by using Pop-up P ictures as media could help the students’ to
motivate and apply their ideas, thinking and feeling in written or spoken form. Therefore, by using Pop-up Pictures the students could be improved
their participation and their vocabulary achievement.
3. For the Future Researchers
The future researchers who have the similar problems in teaching English could use the research result as a reference to conduct another
research dealing with improving the students’ vocabulary achievement by using Pop-up Pictures with different skills or different level of the research
subjects.
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CHAPTER 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
