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Journal : Lingua Scientia

BILINGUAL CROSSWORD PUZZLE TO IMPROVE THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT & Muh.Basuni, Munika Duri
Lingua Scientia Vol 5, No 2 (2013): Lingua Scientia
Publisher : Lingua Scientia

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 Abstract: The objective of this study entitled “The Use of Bilingual Crossword Puzzle to Improve the Students’ Vocabulary Achievement of Fifth Grades in MI Salafiyah – Selopuro Academic Year 2012-2013” was to find whether or not teaching vocabulary by using Bilingual Crossword Puzzle Game could improve students’ vocabulary achievemnt. The study used quasi-experimental with one group pretest posttest design . The population of the study was all of  students in MI Salafiyah Selopuro and the sample of the research was entire fifth grade totally 20 students. Because using one group pretest posttest design, there is no control or experimental group in this study. Data of this research was collected by using pretest and posttest. The collected data were analyzed using t-test formula. The results of the data analysis showed that mean score of pretest was 64,70 and mean score of posttest was 79,40. After analyzing the data of pretest and posttest , the result of  T count  was 3,419 and the T table with df 19 and the significance level at 5% was 1.729. Based on the data analysis above the alternative hypothesis was accepted because the T count was higher than the T table (3,419>1,729). Its meant that teaching vocabulary by using bilingual crossword puzzle game was effetive to improve students’ English vocabulary achievement of the fifth grade at MI Salafiyah Selopuro Blitar academic year 2012/2013. Keywords: Vocabulary achievement,bilingual puzzle game.
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF USING COMIC IN TEACHING READING TO THE SECOND GRADERS OF JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL Mirasari, Novita Putri; Basuni, Muh.
Lingua Scientia Vol 8, No 1 (2016)
Publisher : Pusat Pengembangan Bahasa

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Reading is important skill to help people learn from human knowledgeand experience. Through reading, knowledge has greatly contributedto the growth of mankind. Reading, in particular, helps languagelearners obtain a lot of knowledge by actively and critically relate theideas of the text. Nevertheless, it is not easy to read for comprehension.This study is intended to measure the effectiveness of using comic inteaching reading to the second graders of Junior High School. Theresearch design was pre-experimental one group pretest post test.Thepopulation of this study was all student of are all of second gradestudents at SMPN 1 Sumbergempol.The sample was VIII E classconsisting of 27 students.The research instruments was a test. Thedata analysis was using T test. The result showed that the students’mean score in teaching reading before treatment just only 67.48. Whilethe students’ score after treatment was 84.52. At the signifcance levelof 0.05, the score of t table is 2.056. By comparing the “t” that theresearcher has got calculation t count (8.625) and the value of “t” onthe t-table tt = 0.05 (2.056). It is known that t-count is bigger thant-table = (8.625 > 2.056).Because the tcount is bigger than ttable thealternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted and the null hypothesis (Ho)is rejected, it means that there is different reading mean score of thesecond grade at SMPN 1 Sumbergempol between before being taughtby using comic and after taught by using comic. It can be concluded that using comic in teaching reading is effective.