The Ability to Converse with the Teacher and Other Students The Ability to Communicate in Daily Conversation using Vocabularies

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h. The Opinion on the Task Accommodation to Comprehend the Synonym

The eighth statement was about the students’ opinions on the tasks’ role to help them to understand the word synonym. Sixteen students 94 stated that the tasks could help them to identify the word synonym. The students were required to master the word synonym besides the word form, the word function, and the word meaning.

i. The Opinion on the Task Accommodation to Choose the Diction

Twelve students or seventy one percent of the respondents stated that the tasks helped them to choose the appropriate word when expressing an idea. This result proved that TBL was able to encourage the students to express an idea in a communicative way. The students rehearsed to select the appropriate word in expressing an idea by performing the tasks.

j. The Opinion on the Opportunity to Assess the Vocabulary Mastery

The tenth st atement was the students’ opinions on the opportunity provided in the tasks to assess the students’ vocabulary mastery. Fifteen students or eighty eight percent of the respondents stated that the tasks gave the students an opportunity to assess their vocabulary mastery. According to Nunan 2004, good learning tasks should be testable p. 169.

k. The Opinion on the Task Ability to Improve the Vocabulary Mastery

The eleventh statement was whether the students agreed or disagreed that the tasks could help them to improve their vocabulary mastery. There were fifteen students 88 who agreed with that. The interview result confirmed it. 55 “yang pertama pasti nambah kosa kata baru, jadinya kosa katanya bertambah jadi lebih banyak lagi, perbendaharaanya lebih banyak lagi, jadinya kalau bikin kalimat bisa lebih bervariasi kata- katanya.” Respondent6 I learned new vocabularies; my vocabulary mastery was improved, so when I arrange a sentence, it could be more varies.

l. The Opinion on the Opportunity to Share Information

The twelfth statement was about the opportunity to share information during the tasks completion. Twelve students stated that the tasks gave the students opportunities to share information when the students completed the tasks. According to Nunan 2004, good learning tasks should create situations in which students are required to interact and share information p. 169.

m. The Opinion on the Task Ability to Improve the Speaking Skill

Thirteen students stated that the tasks improved their speaking skill. This result signified that the tasks were able to improve both the students’ vocabulary mastery and their productive skill, the speaking skill. According to Nunan 2004, good learning tasks should integrate several skill areas, namely reading, writing, listening and speaking p. 169.

n. The Opinion on the Task Ability to Comprehend English Lesson

The fourteenth statement was about the tasks’ role to help the students to gain understanding on the English lesson. Fifteen students stated that the tasks helped them to understand the English lesson. It was because the tasks were designed in accordance with the students’ need.