THE USE OF THEMATIC MAP TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY (A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH OF THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 3 JUWANA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR 20112012) SKRIPSI

THE USE OF THEMATIC MAP TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’

  

VOCABULARY MASTERY (A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH OF

THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 3 JUWANA

  

SKRIPSI

By

FITRI HANDAYANI

  

NIM 200832238

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

2012

THE USE OF TH EMATIC MAP TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’

  

VOCABULARY MASTERY (A CLASSROOM ACTION RESEARCH OF

THE SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SMP N 3 JUWANA

  

SKRIPSI

Presented to the University of Muria Kudus

in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement for Completing the Sarjana

Program in English Education

  

By

FITRI HANDAYANI

NIM 200832238

ENGLISH EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION FACULTY

MURIA KUDUS UNIVERSITY

  

2012

  

ADVISORS’ APPROVAL

This is to centify that Sarjana Skripsi of Fitri Handayani has been Kudus,

  Advisor I Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd NIS. 0610701000001146 Advisor II Fajar Kartika, SS, M. Hum NIS. 0610701000001191 Acknowledged by, The Dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty Drs. Susilo Raharjo, M. Pd NIP. 19560619-198503-1-002

  

EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL

  This is to certify that the Skripsi of Fitri Handayani (2008-32-238) has been approved by the Examining Committee as a requirement for the Sarjana Degree in Kudus, September 2012 Skripsi Examining Committee:

  Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd ,Chairman NIS. 0610701000001146 Fajar Kartika, SS, M. Hum ,Member NIS. 0610701000001191 Diah Kurniati, S.Pd, M.Pd ,Member NIS. 0610701000001190 Dr. Slamet Utomo, M.Pd ,Member NIP. 19621219 198703 1 001

  Acknowledged by The Dean Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

  Drs. Susilo Rahardjo, M.Pd NIP. 19560619-198503-1-002

  MOTTO:

 If we don’t act, we would never know and see the result of what we do. Then if

there is no action, of course it would never be the result.

   No pain no gain.  I am not the best, but I always try to do my best.

  DEDICATION: This skripsi is dedicated to:  Allah SWT the Almighty and my Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon on him.

   Her beloved parents who always give more attention and pray for her.

   Her beloved sister who always give spirit for her.  All of her best friends (sister and brother_complex) who always support her .

   Her friends in “Kos Biru” who give motivation and always help her.

   All of her friends in the University of Muria Kudus.

  

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

First of all, the writer would like to thank Allah SWT the all mighty for the In this occasion, the writer would like to express the sincere gratitude and

appreciation to those who directly and indirectly help in the completing her

skripsi. There are:

  1. Drs. Susilo Raharjo, M.Pd. as the dean of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

  2. Fitri Budi Suryani, S.S., M.Pd. as the head of English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University.

  3. Rismiyanto, SS, M.Pd. as the first advisor who has a very great patience in guiding her to finish this skripsi well.

  4. Fajar Kartika, SS, M. Hum. as the second advisor who has given contributive criticism and support her in finishing this skripsi.

  5. All of the lecturers and staffs of English Education Department of Teacher Training and Education Faculty of Muria Kudus University who have given her great knowledge, so that she can finish writing this skripsi.

  6. Librarian of Muria Kudus University for helping obtaining the required references.

  7. Drs. Mashuri, M.Pd as the headmaster of SMP N 3 Juwana, who permits and facility her to conduct the research in his school.

  8. A. Yasid as the English teacher of seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana, who has helped me to carry out the research in his class.

  9. All of the teacher and staffs of SMP N 3 Juwana, who have given her 10.

  The seventh grade students especially VII D of SMP N 3 Juwana in academic year 2011/ 2012 that helped her, so that the research goes well.

  11. Her beloved parents, her sisters, and all of her friends and people who have helped her to finish this skripsi.

  On this occasion, the writer would be happy to receive any continuative,

criticism and suggestion from the reader. Lastly, thanks are also due to those

whose names have not been mentioned here, but their assistance has enabled her

to complete this skripsi.

  Pati, September 2012 The writer Fitri Handayani

  TABLE OF CONTENTS Page

COVER ........................................................................................................... i

PAGE OF LOGGO ....................................................................................... ii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION …………………………………………… . iv

ADVISOR’S APPROVAL ........................................................................... v

EXAMINERS’ APPROVAL ........................................................................ vi

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................ vii

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................... ix

ABSTRAKSI .................................................................................................. x

TABLE OF CONTENTS .............................................................................. xi

LIST OF TABLE ........................................................................................ xv

LIST OF FIGURES ...................................................................................... xviii

LIST OF APPENDICES .............................................................................. xix

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

  1.1 Background of the Research ..................................................................... 1

  1.2 Statement of the Problem .......................................................................... 4

  1.3 The Objective of the Research .................................................................. 5

  1.4 Significance of the Research ..................................................................... 5

  1.5 Limitation of the Research ........................................................................ 6

  1.6 .....................................

  6 Operational Definition

  

CHAPTER II REVIEW TO RELATED LITERATURE AND ACTION

HYPOTHESIS 2.1 Teaching English in SMP N 3 Juwana ...................................................

  8

2.1.1 Purpose of Teaching English in SMP N 3 Juwana .....................

  9

  2.1.2 The Curriculum of Teaching English in SMP N 3 Juwana ........ 10

  2.1.3 The Material of Teaching English in SMP N 3 Juwana ............. 11

  2.1.4 Media of Teaching English in SMP N 3 Juwana ........................ 12

  

2.2 Teaching Vocabulary to Junior High School Student ............................ 13

  

2.3 The Mastery of English Vocabulary ....................................................... 13

  2.3.2 Kinds of Vocabulary ................................................................. 15

  

2.4 Thematic Map as Teaching Media ....................................................... 15

  2.4.1 Teaching Media .......................................................................... 16

  2.4.2 The Use Thematic Map in Teaching English ............................. 16

  

2.5 Review of Previous Research ................................................................. 18

  

2.6 Theoretical Framework ........................................................................... 19

  

2.7 Action Hypothesis .................................................................................. 20

  CHAPTER III METHOD OF THE RESEARCH

  

3.1 Design of the Research ........................................................................... 21

  

3.2 Setting and Characteristic Subject of the Research ................................ 22

  

3.3 Variable of the Research ........................................................................ 23

  

3.4 Procedure of the Research ...................................................................... 24

  

3.5 Data Collection ....................................................................................... 29

  

3.6 Data Analysis .......................................................................................... 29

  CHAPTER IV FINDING OF THE RESEARCH

  4.1 The Implementation of Teaching Vocabulary to the Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana by using Thematic ................................ 34 Students of SMP N 3 Juwana by using Thematic Map ........................ 65

  4.3 The Response of the Students Vocabulary Mastery to the Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana by using Thematic Map ............ 75 CHAPTER V DISCUSSION

  5.1 The Implementation of Teaching Vocabulary to the Seventh Grade

Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 2011/ 2012 by

using Thematic Map ............................................................................. 79

  5.2 The Improvement of Vocabulary Mastery of the Seventh Grade

Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 2011/ 2012 by

using Thematic Map ............................................................................. 82

  5.3 The Response of the Students Vocabulary Mastery of the Seventh

Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 2011/

2012 by using Thematic Map ............................................................... 83

  CHAPTER VI CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION

  

6.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 85

  

6.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................ 86

  6.2.1 For Teacher .............................................................................. 86

  6.2.2 For Students .............................................................................. 87

  6.2.3 For Other Researcher ............................................................... 87

BIBLIOGRAPHY .......................................................................................... 88

APPENDICES ............................................................................................... 90

CURRICULUM VITAE ............................................................................... 169

  

LIST OF TABLES

Table Page 2.1 The Material of the Seventh Grade of SMP N 3 Juwana ...............

  11

  4.1 T he Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in the First Meeting in Cycle I in Teaching Vocabulary by Using Thematic Map as Teaching Media to Improve the Mastery Vocabulary For the Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 20011/ 2012 ...........................................................................

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  4.2 T he Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in the Second Meeting in Cycle I in Teaching Vocabulary by Using Thematic Map as Teaching Media to Improve the Mastery Vocabulary For the Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 20011/ 2012 ............................................................................ 40

  4.3 T he Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in the First Meeting in Cycle II in Teaching Vocabulary by Using Thematic Map as Teaching Media to Improve the Mastery Vocabulary For the Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 20011/ 2012 ............................................................................ 46

  4.4 The Observation Result of Teach er and Student’s Activities in the Second Meeting in Cycle II in Teaching Vocabulary by Using Thematic Map as Teaching Media to Improve the Mastery Vocabulary For the Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic

  Year 20011/ 2012 ............................................................................

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  4.5 The Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in the

  First Meeting in Cycle III in Teaching Vocabulary by Using For the Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 20011/ 2012 ............................................................................

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  4.6 T he Observation Result of Teacher and Student’s Activities in the Second Meeting in Cycle III in Teaching Vocabulary by Using Thematic Map as Teaching Media to Improve the Mastery Vocabulary For the Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 20011/ 2012 ............................................................................

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  4.7 Recapitulation of Percentage Scores of Teacher’s and Students’ Activities in Teaching Vocabulary by Using Thematic Map ..........

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  4.8 Scoring of Student’s Achievement Test of Vocabulary Mastery at The Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 2011/ 2012 in Cycle I .............................................................

  65 4.9 Criteria of the Score .........................................................................

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  4.10 Scoring of Student’s Achievement Test of Vocabulary Mastery at The Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 2011/ 2012 in Cycle II .....................................................................

  69 4.11 Criteria of the Score .........................................................................

  70

  4.12 Scoring of Student’s Achievement Test of Vocabulary Mastery at The Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 2011/ 2012 in Cycle III ....................................................................

  72

  4.14 Recapitulation the

Students’ Score Achievement Test of Vocabulary Mastery Taught by Using Thematic Map .......................................

  74 4.15 The Result of Questionnaire Use of Thematic Map in Cycle I .......

  75 4.16 The Result of Questionnaire Use of Thematic Map in Cycle II ......

  76 4.17 The Result of Questionnaire Use of Thematic Map in Cycle III.....

  77 4.18 Recapitulation the Result of Questionnaire Use of Thematic Map .

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LIST OF FIGURES

Figure Page 3.1 The Steps of Classroom Action Research by Kemmis ....................

  22

  

LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix Page

  1 The Syllabus of the Seventh Grade English Subject of SMP N 3 Juwana in Academic Year 2011/2012 ....................................................

  90

  3 The Test Cycle I for Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 2011/2012 ............................................................... 105

  4 Key Answer of testing vocabulary mastery for seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 (cycle I)

  108 ………………………………………………………………

  5 Thematic Map for Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in Academic Year 2011/2012 (Cycle I) ...................................................... 109

  6 Action Lesson Plan (Cycle II) ................................................................ 110

  7 The Test Cycle II for Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 2011/2012 ............................................................... 113

  8 Key Answer of testing vocabulary mastery for seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 (cycle II) ............ 116

  9 Thematic Map for Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in Academic Year 2011/2012 (Cycle II) ..................................................... 117

  10 Action Lesson Plan (Cycle III) ............................................................... 118

  11 The Test Cycle III for Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the Academic Year 2011/2012 ............................................................... 121

  12 Key Answer of testing vocabulary mastery for seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 (cycle III) ........... 124

  13 Thematic Map for Seventh Grade Students of SMP N 3 Juwana in Academic Year 2011/2012 (Cycle III) ................................................... 125

  14 The Observation Result of Teachers and Students’ Activities in the first meeting in cycle I in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the mastery vocabulary for the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 .... 126

  15 The Observation Result of Teachers and Students’ Activities in the second meeting in cycle I in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the mastery vocabulary for the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 ............................................................................................... 130

  16 The Observation Result of Teachers and Students’ Activities in the first meeting in cycle II in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the mastery vocabulary for the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 ............................................................................................... 135

  17 The Observation Result of Teachers and Students’ Activities in the second meeting in cycle II in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the mastery vocabulary for the

  seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 ............................................................................................... 139

  18 The Observation Result of Teachers and Students’ Activities in the first meeting in cycle III in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the mastery vocabulary for the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year

  19 The Observation Result of Teachers and Students’ Activities in the second meeting in cycle III in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the mastery vocabulary for the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 ............................................................................................... 147

  20 The Name of the Seventh Grade Students Of SMP N 3 Juwana in The Academic Year 2011/2012 ..................................................................... 151

  21 The Score Percentage of The Observation Result of Teachers and Students’ Activities in the first meeting in cycle I in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the mastery vocabulary for the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 ................................................ 152

  22 The Score Percentage of The Observation Result of Teachers and Students’ Activities in the second meeting in cycle I in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the mastery vocabulary for the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 ................................................ 153

  23 The Score Percentage of The Observation Result of Teachers and Students’ Activities in the first meeting in cycle II in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the mastery vocabulary for the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 ................................................ 154

  24 The Score Percentage of The Observation Result of Teachers and Students’ Activities in the second meeting in cycle II in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the mastery vocabulary for the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 ................................................ 155

  25 The Score Percentage of The Observation Result of Teachers and Students’ Activities in the first meeting in cycle III in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the mastery vocabulary for the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 ................................................ 156

  26 The Score Percentage of The Observation Result of Teachers and

Students’ Activities in the second meeting in cycle III in teaching vocabulary by using Thematic Map as teaching media to improve the

  mastery vocabulary for the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/2012 ................................................ 157

  27 The Scoring Result of Students’ Achievement Test of vocabulary mastery taught by using Thematic map at the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/ 2012 in cycle I ........... 158

  28 The Scoring Result of Students’ Achievement Test of vocabulary mastery taught by using Thematic map at the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/ 2012 in cycle II .......... 160

  Students’ Achievement Test of vocabulary mastery taught by using Thematic map at the seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/ 2012 in cycle III ........ 162

  30 The Lay Out of table of Questionnaire in using Thematic Map to improve vocabulary mastery of seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/ 2012

  164 ………………………………………………….................................

  31 The Result of Questionnaire in using Thematic Map to improve vocabulary mastery of seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/ 2012 (cycle I) .................................................. 165

  32 The Result of Questionnaire in using Thematic Map to improve vocabulary mastery of seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/ 2012 (cycle II)................................................. 166

  33 The Result of Questionnaire in using Thematic Map to improve vocabulary mastery of seventh grade students of SMP N 3 Juwana in the academic year 2011/ 2012 (cycle III) ............................................... 167