JoTELL: Journal of Teaching English, Linguistics, and Literature
Vol. 1 No. 6 (2022): JoTELL: Journal of Teaching English, Linguistics, and Literature

INCREASING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY BY USING WORD CARDS AT SMP N 6 KAKAS

Christiaan Kaloke (Universitas Negeri Manado)
Paula Hampp (Universitas Negeri Manado)
Paula Rombepajung (Universitas Negeri Manado)



Article Info

Publish Date
03 Jun 2022

Abstract

Teaching vocabulary by using Word Cards, makes students are able to find new vocabulary from what they are seeing and the spelling from the Word Cards. The purpose of this study was to find out whether the use of Word Cards is able to increase students’ vocabulary. The students at SMP NEGERI 6 KAKAS in academic year 2019/2020 were chosen as the subject of this study, specified to the seventh grade that consisted of 18 students. This research used pre-experimental design with one group pre-test and post-test. This study consisted in five meetings. First the researcher gave a pretest next treatment and the last posttest. The technique in collecting data used test as instrument in form of matching item test consisted with 25 numbers. The result of this study found that Word  Cards was effective in increasing students’ vocabulary where post-test was higher than pre-test. The mean score pre-test was 8.27 and the mean score of post-test was 14.61.  It can be stated that Word Card is considered effective to increase students’ vocabulary

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jotell

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

JoTELL Journal of Teaching English, Linguistics, and Literature is a peer-reviewed journal and published monthly; publishing research reports and conceptual analysis; within the fields of teaching English, English literature, and linguistics. It is published by the English Education Study Program of ...