In this research, flashcards was used as the media for teaching vocabulary to solve the problems faced by the students. The function of flashcards is to motivate the
students to be more active and to make learning vocabulary to be more meaningful so that the students can improve their vocabulary achievement. Therefore, a classroom
action research entitled Improving VII-E Students’ Active Participation and Their
Vocabulary Achievement by Using Flashcards at SMPN 9 Jember in the 20152016 Academic Year was conducted.
1.2 Problems of the Research
Based on the background above, the problems of the research are formulated as follows.
1. Can the use of flashcards improve VII-E students’ active participation in the
teaching learning process of vocabulary at SMPN 9 Jember in the 20152016 Academic Year?
2. Can the use of flashcards improve VII-E students’ vocabulary achievement at
SMPN 9 Jember in the 20152016 Academic Year?
1.3 Objectives of the Research
The objectives of this research are formulated as follows. 1.
To improve VII-E students’ active participation in the teaching learning process of vocabulary by using flashcards at SMPN 9 Jember in the 20152016 Academic
Year. 2.
To improve VII-E students’ vocabulary achievement by using flashcards at SMPN 9 Jember in the 20152016 Academic Year.
1.4 Significance of the Research
The results of this research are expected to be useful for the English teacher, the students of SMPN 9 Jember, and the future researchers.
a. For the English Teacher
The result of this research is expected to be useful for the English teacher of the seventh grade students at SMPN 9 Jember as a reference or a guide to use
flashcards in the teaching learning process of vocabulary in order to improve the students’ vocabulary achievement and motivate the students to learn English.
b. For the students
It is hoped that the result of this research is useful to motivate the students to learn English especially the students of VII-E at SMPN 9 Jember, especially to learn
vocabulary so that they can enlarge their vocabulary.
c. For Future Researchers
It is expected that the result of this research can be used as a reference by future researchers who have a similar topic to conduct a further research by using a
different research design, such as the effect of using flashcards on the seventh grade students’ vocabulary achievement.
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CHAPTER 2. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
