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stated that by using song as the medium, the teaching and learning process would be more fun.
Song is the universal medium which is loved by people around the world. Song contains lyric, structure, and of course, it contains words. Some people think that learning vocabulary
is always boring and not funny at all. We just remember words by words and do something which is repeated from time to time. By using song, learning vocabulary will be more fun. It
provides a lot of advantages for improving motivation in learning vocabulary, especially for children. Children love to sing, they want to learn everything if the material is interesting for
them to follow. I am going to explain the use of song which has narrative lyrics to improve students’
motivation in learning vocabulary for junior high school.
2.2 Review of Theoretical Studies
This part consists of five points. First is General Concept of Learning. Second is General Concept of Vocabulary. Third is General Concept of Narrative Text. Fourth General
Concept of Audio Media. Fifth is Fire Coming Out of A Monkey’s Head” song profile and the last is General Concept of Action Research.
2.2.1 General Concept of Motivation
Uno 2009:3 states that motivation comes from the word “motive” which can be defined as a power that causes a person to act or do a certain thing. Motive is not something that can be
measured easily, but it can be interpret in its behavior such as a stimulus, or encouragement that can make somebody to behave in a certain behavior.
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According to Volet and Jarvela 2001:136, “motivation is an individual process that cannot be understood separately from the environment in which it emerges and develops.”
Based on that statement, it means that if we talk about motivation, we need to understand all aspects which are related to the motivation itself. We need to know and make a good
environment for certain people to improve their motivation and keep their motivation in high level, because without a proper environment, people lose their motivation drastically. They
think that learning something with no motivation is like learning without knowing anything. They pretend to like the thing that they learn, but in the end, they get nothing from it
because they lose the motivation in the first place. It also happens in learning language. In learning language, motivation is very
important for students in teaching and learning process. The students who have a good motivation in learning language especially English can achieve a lot of things. They feel
that learning English is fun. So, they can understand the teacher explanation and teacher guidance during the process.
In understanding students’ motivation, we need to be more careful with the students’ behavior during the process. According to Volet and Jarvela 2001:136 “Motivation is a
fluctuating state that changes continually according to the particular situation.” It means to improve students’ motivation, we also need to improve the method and strategy for teaching.
We need to keep students’ motivation in high level. So, they can improve the other skills such as vocabulary understanding well.
There are a lot of factors that influence students’ motivation. Anni 2007:158 states that there are six factors that influence students’ motivation in learning. The six factors are:
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behavior, need, stimulus, affection, competence, and reinforcement. Based on the statement, we can conclude that there are some factors that can be used to measure students’ motivation
in learning. By using those factors, we can maintain a good environment for students in learning process. We can also make the teaching and learning process be more colorful and
highly motivated. In teaching and learning process, the use of motivation is needed to improve
students’ activity, initiative, and students’ perseverance in learning process. That is why by improving the students’ vocabulary understanding, it can improve the students’ motivation
in learning English too.
2.2.2 General Concept of Learning Language
