Background of the problem
Table 1 The Students’Score of Vocabulary of the Eighth Grade at MTsAl- Hidayah
Srikuncoro Semaka Tanggamus 2014 2015
NO Score
Class Total
Percentage VIIIA
VIIIB VIIIC
VIIID 2
≥70 5
8 6
7 26
22 3
70 25
22 24
23 94
78 Total
30 30
30 30
120 100
Source: document of Students’ score of the eighth class at MTs- Al- Hidayah Srikuncoro Semaka Tanggamus on september 1
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2015. The English Teacher in MTs Al-Hidayah Srkuncoro said the criteria of minimum
mastery KKM score for english subject Table 1 show that many students got low score. There are 94 students. Its means that who felt difficulty to master the large
number of vocabulary. There are 26 students who passed the test based on criteria of minimum masteryKKM. See Appendix 3. From the score of data above the
researcher can conclude that the students get the problems in their vocabulary mastery.
In this time, the teachers are suggested to create a suitable technique in teaching and learning process, and it must involve students’ motivation in order to avoid their
boredom. Besides, the appropriate technique will make the students understand the lesson easily. The researcher realizes that an interesting way of teaching will
encourage students to learn vocabulary more easily. The researcher would like to apply technique in teaching vocabulary.
One of the techniques that can be used in learning vocabulary is Fan-N-pick.Fan-N- Pick is technique in cooperative learning and this is one of the strategies that helps
engage all students in the learning process. Fan-N-Pick technique also gives the students new venues to express themselves practice self-control, learn in different
ways, and master and retain the lesson they have learned. They have come to realize that learning effectively takes more form than they were introduced before. In Fan-N-
Pick, the teacher can make all of students work together in small group and share with their friend, but each student have the responsibility to play a role such as, some
students who is fanning the cards give it to another students, then the students read it to the next students and then the next students answer the questions.
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This activity will be fun for students in helping them prepare for a future test. Furthermore, students are able to demonstrate good sportsmanship within Fan-N-
Pick. Based on the explanation above, the researcher assumed that students should master English, especially in the vocabulary mastery. Therefore, the researcher
proposes a research entitled: “The Influence of Fan-N-Pick technique towards students’ vocabulary mastery at the first semester of the eighth Grade of MTsAl-
hidayah Srikuncoro in 20152016 Academic year”.