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the students. This method is appropriate for the students at such age since they prefer moving to sitting. As using TPR is learning by doing, certainly this method
would help them to learn new words easily. The target of using TPR for the students of MI NU Manafi’ul Ulum Kudus
for teaching vocabulary is hopefully this method can improve the students’ English vocabulary. It can be measured through four aspects, they are: meaning,
spelling, pronunciation, and using the words.
B. Report of Cycle One
1. Planning
Based on the causes of the problem above, the first cycle of the action research is aimed to improve:
a. The students’ vocabulary mastery including the meaning, pronunciation,
spelling, and using of words. b.
The students’ curiosity to learn and to know something new. c.
The students’ motivation to learn vocabulary more. d.
The students’ involvement so that they can actively involve in the teaching and learning process.
Based on the result of the discussion with the principal, the teacher of the sixth grade, and the English teacher in a democratic and dialogic atmosphere on
November 26
th
2009, the actions planned for the first cycle are: a.
Conducting TPR b.
Using conducive classroom. c.
Giving good response to the students.
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In doing a classroom action research, planning is the first step which should be done. Therefore, the researcher plans important things in order that the research
runs well. The planning is presented in the following: 1
Time allotment The time allotment in each meeting is 80 minutes. The researcher should
manage the time well, so that the purpose of this research can be obtained. There are four meetings in Cycle excluding of pre-test and post-test.
Table 4: Time allotment of meetings in cycle 1 NO TIME
ACTIVITIES 1
Thursday, November 26
th
2009 Pre-test
2 Thursday, December 3
rd
2009 The first meeting
3 Thursday, December 10
th
2009 The second meeting
4 Thursday, January 7
th
2010 The third meeting
5 Thursday, January 14
th
2010 The fourth meeting
6 Thursday, January 21st 2010
Post test 2
Teaching Material The material surely has been adjusted with the curriculum. The following is
the material of the first cycle: Table 5: Material of cycle 1
NO MEETING TOPIC
OF TEACHING
1 1
St
Cleaning the classroom 2 2
nd
Daily routine
3 3
rd
Parts of the body 4 4
th
Object in the classroom
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3 Field-note
To help the researcher to know what happens during the process of implementing Total Physical Response in improving vocabulary, the researcher
uses field note. As this field note can record the students’ activities, the researcher can know the progress and consider what to do in the next meeting.
4 Video Shooting
The researcher uses video shooting to record the process of action research in the classroom so the real process of conducting the research can be observed in
detail and evaluated for the next meeting.
2. Action of Cycle One
