IMPLEMENTATION OF USING COMIC STRIP IN TEACHING

VOCABULARY FOR FIRST GRADE STUDENTS

AT MTS NEGERI 2 MALANG

THESIS

By:

RIZKY NUR OKTAVIANI

201410100311121

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2018

IMPLEMENTATION OF USING COMIC STRIP IN TEACHING

VOCABULARY FOR FIRST GRADE STUDENTS

AT MTS NEGERI 2 MALANG

THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Language Education

By:

RIZKY NUR OKTAVIANI

201410100311121

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2018

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APPROVAL

This thesis was written by Rizky Nur Oktaviani and was approved on October 23, 2018

By:

Advisor II, Advisor I,

Kharisma Naidi W., S., M.Pd Drs. Jarum, M.Ed

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This thesis was defended in front of the examiners of the Faculty of Teacher

Training and Education of University of Muhammadiyah Malang

and accepted as one of the requirements to achieve

Sarjana Degree in English Language Education

on 01 November 2018

Approved by:

Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

University of Muhammadiyah Malang

Dean,

Dr. Poncojari Wahyono, M.Kes

Examiners: Signatures:

1. Rahmawati Kh. Maro, M.Ed 1. ..............................

2. Laela Hikmah Nurbatra, M.A., M.EdLead 2. ..............................

3. Drs. Jarum, M.Ed 3. ..............................

4. Kharisma Naidi W., S., M.Pd 4. .............................

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MOTTOS AND DEDICATION

MOTTOS

“Oh my Lord, increase me in knowledge” (Qs. Taha 20:114)

There is no shortcut to perfection, all it takes is hard work and more hard work”

(Kim Jonghyun)

What you plant is what you will get.

DEDICATION

This thesis is fully dedicated to:

My beloved parents, Farida and HeryBudi S

My brothers, Rifky and Bagus

My sister, Ramadhianti

My grandmothers and grandfather

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ORIGINALITY DECLARATION

The undersigned :

Name : Rizky Nur Oktaviani

Student ID Number : 201410100311121

Program of Study : English Language Education Department

Faculty : Faculty of Teacher Training and Education

I declare the work presented in this thesis was carried out by myself and does not

incorporate without acknowledgment any material previously submitted for a

degree or diploma in any university. To the best of my knowledge, this thesis does

not contain any martials previously published or written by other writers where

due references are made in the text.

Malang, 23 October 2018

Rizky Nur Oktaviani

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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

All praises to be Allah, the most knowledgeable and the wisest, for giving

me health, guidance, and patience to complete this work. Peace and blessing be

upon his last messenger, Muhammad, who was sent as a mercy to the world.

In this oppurtinity, I would like to acknowledge my deepest thanks and

apreciation for numerous people who have involved and contributed suggestion,

advice, support, guidance, sacrifice, and pray fo me in compliting this thesis.

1. The researcher’s advisors, Drs. Jarum, M.Ed as first advisor and Kharisma

Naidi W., S., M.Pd as second advisor who have helped, guided, and

supported the researcher during the writing of this thesis.

2. I wholeheartedly thank my mother, Farida and my father, Hery who have

given much love, support, advice, pray, moral and financial support for all

the time.

3. Thanks to English teacher of MTs Negeri 2 Malang,Muhammad Arif

As’adi, S.Pd who has helped the researcher in the school.

4. Great thanks also given for the first grade students of MTs Negeri 2

Malang, especially 7D and 7F for being cooperative to be my

correspondents.

5. For my boyfriend, Ricky R Santoso, thank you for the greatest motivation

to finish my study immediately.

6. For my beloved friends, Dini, Nur Chikmah, Devia, Ranisa, Niqbatur, Ery

Wulandari, Katrin, Husnul and Shofia. Thank you for always accompany,

support, help and motivate me.

Malang, 23 October 2018

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL ............................................................................................................ 2

MOTTOS AND DEDICATION ............................................................................. v

ORIGINALITY DECLARATION ........................................................................ vi

ABSTRACT .......................................................................................................... vii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ................................................................................... viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ....................................................................................... ix

LIST OF TABLE ................................................................................................... xi

LIST OF APPENDICES ....................................................................................... xii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ............................................................................ 1

1.1 Research Background .................................................................................... 1

1.2 Research Problem .......................................................................................... 4

1.3 Research Objectives ................... ................................................................... 4

1.4 Hypothesis ..................................................................................................... 4

1.5 Scope and Limitation ..................................................................................... 5

1.6 Research Significance ................................................................................... 5

1.7 Definition of Key Terms ............................................................................... 5

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ...................................... 7

2.1 Teaching English ........................................................................................... 7

2.2 Teaching English at Junior High School ....................................................... 8

2.3 Vocabulary .................................................................................................... 9

2.3.1 Definition of Vocabulary ...................................................................... 10

2.3.2 Kinds of Vocabulary ............................................................................. 10

2.4 The Importance of Vocabulary .................................................................... 13

2.5 TeachingVocabulary ................................................................................... 13

2.5.1 Techniques of Teaching Vocabulary .................................................... 15

2.6 Comic Strips ................................................................................................ 18

2.6.1 The Elements of Comics ....................................................................... 18

2.6.2 The Advantages of Comics in Language Teaching .............................. 19

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CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHOD .............................................................. 22

3.1 Research Design .......................................................................................... 22

3.2 Population and Sample ................................................................................ 24

3.2.1 Population ............................................................................................. 24

3.2.2 Sample .................................................................................................. 24

3.3 Data Collection ............................................................................................ 26

3.3.1 Technique.............................................................................................. 26

3.3.2 Instrument ............................................................................................. 26

3.3.3 Procedure .............................................................................................. 27

3.4 Data Analysis .............................................................................................. 29

CHAPTER IV: FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION ................................................ 31

4.1 Findings ....................................................................................................... 31

4.1.1 Students’ Result of Pre-Test in Experimental Class ............................. 31

4.1.2 Students’ Result of Pre-Test inControl Class ....................................... 31

4.1.3 Students’ Result of Post-Test in Experimental Class ........................... 32

4.1.4 Students’ Result of Post-Test in Control Class ..................................... 32

4.1.5 The Hypothesis Testing ........................................................................ 32

4.2 Discussion .................................................................................................... 38

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ......................................... 40

5.1 Conclusion ................................................................................................... 40

5.2 Suggestions .................................................................................................. 40

5.2.1 For the English Teacher ........................................................................ 41

5.2.2 For The Students ................................................................................... 41

5.2.3 For The Next Researchers..................................................................... 41

REFERENCES

APPENDICES

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LIST OF TABLE

Table 3.1 True Experimental Design .......................................................................... 23

Table 4.1 Descriptive Statistics of Pre-Test ................................................................ 33

Table 4.2 Test of Normality Pre-Test ......................................................................... 33

Table 4.3 Test of Homogeneity ................................................................................... 34

Table 4.4 Independent Sample T-test.......................................................................... 34

Table 4.5 Descriptive statistics Post-Test ................................................................... 35

Table 4.6 Test of Normality Post-Test ........................................................................ 36

Table 4.7 Test of Homogeneity ................................................................................... 36

Table 4.8 Independent Sample T-test.......................................................................... 37

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix I Research Instrument Pre-Test .................................................................. 44

Appendix II Research Instrument Post-Test ............................................................... 47

Appendix III Key Answers of Pre-Test and Post-Test................................................ 51

Appendix IV Students’ Result of Pre-Test Score in Experimental Class ................... 52

Appendix V Students’ Result of Pre-Test Score in Control Class .............................. 53

Appendix VI Students’ Result of Post-Test Score in Experimental Class .................. 54

Appendix VII Students’ Result of Post-Test Score in Control Class.......................... 55

Appendix VIII Lesson Plans ....................................................................................... 56

Appendix IX Photographs ........................................................................................... 91

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