Comprehension of Narrative Text”.
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This research is conducted to know whether the method is effective or not in teaching reading comprehension of narrative text.
And also to find out students’ response about suggestopedia method. The result of this study is suggestopedia was effective in teaching reading comprehension of
narrative text. T he use of the method can improve students’ ability proven by the
scores of pre-test and post-test.
F. Conceptual Framework
The study focuses on experiment to prove whether there is significant effect of using suggestopedia on students’ vocabulary mastery at the eighth grade
of SMP N 166 Jakarta or not. Vocabulary is still became problem for students in learning English. They must have ability in mastering vocabulary, so they can
understand what they learnt. Many students do not like English lesson because they do not know the meaning of it. Whereas, vocabulary is an important part in
English skill such as writing, speaking, reading and listening. Without ability in vocabulary, students will not know what will they talk, what will they write and
what the meaning of a text that they read. In that situation, the role of teacher is important. In order to teach
vocabulary effectively and successfully, the teachers have to be careful in choosing the teaching method. Teachers
’ competence is not sufficient to make the teaching and learning process successful. Because it is about choosing the
right teaching method to make student master or understand the vocabulary that being taught.
One of interesting method to be discussed is using suggestopedia in teaching English vocabulary. Suggestopedia is one of method that teacher can
apply in the class room activities. It is can be good alternative in teaching vocabulary.
If suggestopedia is apply in teaching vocabulary, students will be fun with different atmosphere in the classroom by using poster, relaxation by using
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music, and they can develop the ideas and create the imagination. It is suitable to apply suggestopedia as a treatment for
students’ vocabulary mastery because suggestopedia provides a good environment to students. Suggestopedia help the
students in learning process. By suggestopedia, the students can study while listening or enjoying an instrument music that played by the teacher. It makes
the students feel relax. When the students relax, it helps them to understand and memorize new words that given by the teacher easier. They will not only know,
but also understand and memorize the words. Because they know the word by doing something such as gesture and role play.
However, suggestopedia is a method giving a good suggestion to build students„ confident, active, enthusiast by making a different atmosphere in the
learning process especially in learning vocabulary.
G. Theoretical Hypothesis
The purpose of this research is to know whether using suggestopedia method in teaching vocabulary is effective for the students to master vocabulary
and learn English. To find the answer of the problem, the writer should propose research hypothesis as below:
Suggestopedia is effective for teaching students’ vocabulary mastery at
eighth grade students of SMP N 166 Jakarta.
