formulation of the problem is explained as follow: “is song effective to increase students’ vocabulary in the second grade of SMP Al Huda Jakarta?”.
C. Formulation of the Problem
The formulation of problem studied in this research is “is song effective to increase students’ vocabulary at second grade students of SMP Al Huda?’.
D. Objective of the Study
The objective of this study is to find out the empirical evidence whether songs is effective to increase students’ vocabulary at the second
grade students of SMP AL Huda Jakarta.
E. Significance of the Study
It is expected that this writing can be useful for teachers in teaching vocabulary to their students. In other words, this writing can inspire teachers
for more effective teaching technique. This writing is also supposed to help students increase their vocabulary in fun way.
In large scale, this writing is expected to improve people’s English knowledge. At least, this writing is supposed to bring many advantages for
others in learning English.
F. Organization of writing
This skripsi will systematically be divided into four chapters. Chapter one deals with introduction, consisting background of the study, limitation of
the study, formulation of the problem, objective of the study, significance of the study, and organization of writing.
Chapter two present the theoretical framework. It is consist of vocabulary is divided into definition of vocabulary, kind of vocabulary. Then,
this chapter deals also with song and its general function, the meaning of song, kinds of song, teaching vocabulary through song, teaching vocabulary
by using songs, advantage and the effectiveness of song in teaching learning process. It also consists of thinking framework, the previous study, the
research hypothesis. Chapter three is research methodology. It discusses place and time of
the study, subject and object of the study, method of study, procedure of inventing, technique of data collecting, technique of data analysis, and the
statistical hypotheses. Chapter four is research finding. It discusses about the description of
data, data analysis, and interpretation of the data. Chapter five is conclusion and suggestion.
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CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK
A. The General Concept of Vocabulary
In learning a language, vocabulary is one of important language aspects that should be learnt. Good mastery of vocabulary is important for
everyone who learns the language, which is used in listening, speaking, reading, and writing. While the language sub-skills consists of pronunciation,
grammar, and vocabulary. Sub-skills in learning English are also important in order to make the people easy in communicating or using the sentence in
conversation. Understanding the sub-skills of vocabulary is also needed for everyone
in learning language, because when we want to use the language, we also need the words or the vocabulary. As a part of teaching-learning as foreign
language, vocabulary cannot be simply defined as a group of words. Some experts have interpreted the mening of vocabulary in different points of view.
The definitions have similarities and differences to each other. It is good to look at some definitions that have been described as vocabulary.
According to Thomas “vocabulary is the focus of language. It is in word that sound and meaning interlock to allow us to communicate with one
another, and it is word that we arrange together to make sentences, conversations, and discourse of all kinds.
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Besides, Evelyn Hatch and Cheryl Brown give their ideas about the definition of vocabulary. According to them,
vocabulary refers to a list or set of words that everyone uses for a particular
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Thomas Pyles and John Algeo, English an Introduction to Language, New York: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich,INC1968,p.96.
