Identification of the Problems

C. Research Questions

Based on the background of the problem above, the researcher tried to formulate the problem raised in the classroom action research as follow: 1. Can song as a teaching media be used to increase students‟ vocabulary achievement at the fifth year of SDN 4 Gadingrejo? 2. Can song as a teaching media be used to increase students‟ activity at the fifth year of SDN 4 Gadingrejo?

D. Uses of the Research

The researcher expected that the findings of this classroom action research can be used: 1. As information for English teachers that song as a teaching media can be used to increase students‟ vocabulary achievement, and 2. As a consideration policy information for English teachers that song as a teaching media can be used to increase students‟ activities related to the development of teaching English at elementary school.

E. Scope of the Research

This classroom action research was conducted at SDN 4 Gadingrejo Pringsewu. The subject of the research was fifth year students. This class consisted of 30 students. Before doing this classroom action research, she prepared the material, and which is based on 2009 English curriculum for elementary school. She applied songs as the material. Actually there were some ways in teaching vocabulary, but she would only apply memorizing vocabulary through song as a teaching media.

F. Terminology

1. Vocabulary is a list of words, usually in alphabetical order and with explanation of their meanings, less complete than dictionary. It means that we should understand the meaning. 2. Teaching and learning vocabulary is an activity where the teacher and the students reintroduce some vocabulary items with all the structure and in the entire situation in which they can logically be used. 3. Song can perform different function in language teaching. Song marked by richness of content, poetical metaphor and symbols that emotionally reflects the word we live in. 4. Teaching media are equipment physically used to deliver a lesson such as book, tape recorder, cassette, video camera, video recorder, film, slide, picture, graphic, television, computer, etc.

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