<![CDATA[The objective of this research is to prove whether the use of English comic strips can develop vocabulary mastery of the eighth grade students of MTs Negeri 2 Palu. This research used a quasi-experimental research design which involved two groups experimental and control groups. The sample was class VIII B as the experimental group and class VIII A as the control group. In collecting the data, the instrument used an exercise for each meeting. Both experimental and control group given pre-test and post-test. The experimental was given treatment while the control treated by regular teaching. The result showed that the students’ mean score of the experimental group was 66.03 on the pre-test and 82.97 on the post-test. Furthermore, the students’ mean score of the control group was 64.26 on the pre-test and 75.5 on the post-test. Consulting to the t-table value by applying degree of freedom (df) and 0.05 level of significance, the researcher found that the value of the t-counted (2.02) is higher than the t-table (1.651). It means that the hypothesis is accepted. In other words, the use of English Comic Strips can develop vocabulary mastery of the eighth grade students of MTs Negeri 2 Palu. The implication of applying comic strip in teaching vocabulary is that comic strip is able to attract students’ attention and help students enhance vocabulary.]]>
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