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CHAPTER IV CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS

This chapter presents conclusions and suggestions based on the research at the second grade of “MTs. Al-Khairiyah Jakarta Selatan”.

A. Conclusions

As the writer wrote in the first chapter, that he intended to find the empirical evidence whether or not there is an influence between the using of the Jakarta Post newspaper articles toward the students’ vocabulary mastery. Therefore, he done this research and after conducting the research, the writer got the calculation, which is shown in the fourth chapter t o is 4.31 and t table of degree of significance 5 is 2.01. It means that alternative hypothesis Ha is accepted and null hypothesis is rejected because t o t table . Therefore, it can be inferred that teaching English vocabulary by using The Jakarta Post newspaper articles has a significant influence and it is more effective than teaching English vocabulary by using textbooks.

B. Suggestions

From the research findings, the writer gives some suggestions. As the English teacher, heshe should be creative in teaching vocabulary because the more learners master the vocabularies the better their performances in all aspects of English language will be. So, newspaper article is one of the alternative ways that can be used by the teacher in teaching and in improving students’ vocabulary mastery because it has a various types of English writing including formal or informal language and it will also be particularly helpful for those students who may go to live or work in the target-language community. BIBLIOGRAPHY Aeborsold, Jo Ann and Field, Marry Lee. From Reader to Reading Teacher, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1997. Azar, Betty Schrampfer. Understanding and Using English Grammar, Englewood Clifss: Prentice Hall, Inc., 1989. Berardo, Sacha Anthony. The Use of Authentic Materials in the Teaching Reading, The Reading Matrix: vol. 6, No. 2, September 2006. Bridges, Charles. W. and Lunsford, Ronald. F. Writing: Discovering from and Meaning, Belmont: Wardsworth, Inc., 1984. Brown, H. Douglas. Principles of Language Learning and Teaching, 4 th ed. New York: Longman, 2000. Burton, S. H. and Humpries, J. A. Mastering English Language, London: The Macmillan press, 1992. Crow, John. T. Vocabulary for Advanced Reading Comprehension the Key Word Approach, New York: Prentice Hall Regents, 1986. David, Grambs. Words about Words, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1984. Finnochiaro, Marry. English as a second Language: from theory to practice, fourth edition, New York: Prentice Hall Regents, 1989. Frenc Allen, Virginia. Teaching Vocabulary, New York: Oxford University Press, 1983. Harmer, Jeremy. The Practice of The Language Teaching, New Edition, London and New York: Longman, 1991. Hornby, A. S. Oxford Advanced Learner’s Dictionary, Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2000. John, Millie and M. Yates, Paulene. Basic Language, New York: Harper and Row Publishing, inc., 1982. Kilickaya, Ferit. Authentic Materials and Cultural Content in EFL classroom, retrieved on 5 th April 2007 from http: www.metu.edu.tr-kilickaya. Kreshen, Stephen D. and Tarrel, Tracy D. The Natural approach Language acquisition in The Classroom, Britain: Prentice Hall International, 1998. Kufaishi, Adil. “A vocabulary Building Program is A Necessary not A Luxury, English Teaching Forum, Vol. XXVI, No. 2, April 1998. Long, Micheal. H. and Richards, Jack. Methodology in TESOL: A Book of Reading, New York: New Bury House Publishers, 1987. Navajo, Opium. Encyclopedia Americana, New York: Grolier Incorporated, 1995. Pemagbi, Joe. “Using Newspapers and Radio in English Language Teaching: The Sierra Leona Experience ”, Forum Vol. 33, no 3 July, 1995. Sanderson, Paul. Using Newspapers in the Classroom, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1999. Sudjiono, Anas. Pengantar Statistik Pendidikan, Jakarta: Rajagrafindo Persada, 2007. Ur, Penny. A Course in Language Teaching: Practice and Theory, New York: Cambridge University Press, 1996. Webster’s, Meriam. Ninth New Collegiate Dictionary, Webster Dictionary New York: Meriam Webster, inc., 1984. THE SCHOOL PROFILE

A. The Profile of MTs. Al-Khairiyah Jakarta Selatan