Teaching Vocabulary by Using Cooperative Learning

E. Conceptual Framework

To use the language, mastering vocabulary is needed. Vocabulary is a basic element to know the language. It is needed for understanding the meaning of word and using it in the communication. Vocabulary mastery can be reached by learning activities. It is not easy to learn vocabulary. The learner must learn actively. A suitable method is needed to improve the vocabulary. Cooperative Learning appears as one of the promising learning concept offering some new views in teaching and learning a second language especially vocabulary learning. Particularly cooperative learning give learner the opportunity to think for themselves, compared their thinking with others, make a small research project and investigate subject matter with other learner. It is expected in teaching and learning vocabulary that memorizing and spelling the words will be gotten by understanding the meaning with the context of a phrase or larger in group situation. From the reason above, it is expected that cooperative learning can be a suitable method for teaching and learning vocabulary, although the question of which methods is most appropriate for teaching and learning a foreign language is still under debate. Although none is perfect, some these way are expected more successful than other.

F. Hypothesis

This research is to know whether teaching vocabulary by using cooperative learning is an effective technique to increase students’ interest in learning English. And to find the answer of the problem, the writer should propose alternative Hypothesis Ha and Null Hypothesis Ho as bellow: a. The Experiment Hypothesis Ha. There is a significance difference between the students’ vocabulary of adjectives scores taught by using Cooperative Learning and without using Cooperative Learning for students at MTs. Al- Ishlah Cikarang. b. The Null hypothesis Ho. There is no significance difference between the students’ vocabulary of adjectives scores taught by using Cooperative Learning and without using Cooperative Learning at MTs. Al-Ishlah Cikarang.