IMPROVING STUDENTS VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT THROUGH SILENT WAY IN SMP NEGERI 2 SIPOHOLON IN ACADEMIC YEAR 2020/2021

Abstract

Simamora L Dewi.2021. Improving Students Vocabulary Achievement Through Silent Way In Smp Negeri 2 Sipoholon In Academic Year 2020/2021. A Thesis. English Department. Faculty of Teachers’ Training and Education,University of Sisingamangaraja XII Tapanuli (UNITA).

This thesis is about improving students vocabulary achievement through silent way. This study was conducted by using classroom action research at the eight grade of SMP NEGERI 2 SIPOHOLON. To answer the problem the writer follows theories that support the research. The object of the study is to find out wheter the silent way method improves student's vocabulary achievement. It is expected that this research would be useful for the teachers and students in the process of the teaching and learning. The subject of this study was the eight grade students of SMP Negeri 2 Sipoholon in Academic Year 2020/2021. The total of the students were 36 students. The writer took all them as the subject of this study. The data researcher was applied in two meetings. The data was collected by using the quantitative data and qualitative data. The result showed that the improvement of the student’s score from pretest to post test of cycle I and cycle II. The students’ mean from pretest was 31,66, for the first cycle was 48,33, and the second cycle was 71,52. The pretest result 2,7% of the students got point 70 to up, the competence test cycle I was 5,6% and the improvement of the students showed in the last competence of the cycle II was 44,4%.