IMPROVING STUDENTS VOCABULARY THROUGH WORDS MAPPING STRATEGY AT SMP NEGERI 6 TONDANO
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.36582/jotell.v1i8.4366Keywords:
Key Words : Improving, Vocabulary, Words Mapping Strategy, EFL.Abstract
English is an international language or number one language in the world In Indonesia English is considered as a foreign language EFL because English is rarely found in the daily communication of Indonesian people This research aims to find out whether words mapping strategy is effective in improving students vocabulary or not This research was conducted at ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 6 Tondano in academic year 2021 2022 In term of research this research was quantitative research through pre experimental design one group pre test and post test by using mean score formula The research instrument was used in two forms that are multiple choice and true false test This test was intended to measure students vocabulary The data were collected through descriptive text in form multiple choice and true false test Data were collected twice before the treatment pre test and after the treatment post test The result of this research showed that the mean score of post test Y = 81 60 was higher than the mean score in the pre test And result 7of standard deviation of Pre test Sdx = 4 94 and standard deviation of Post test Sdy = 4 59 It means that student achievement in vocabulary in the post test after treatment is higher than these of the pre test From this result the researcher put the conclusion that the application of words mapping strategy effectively improves students vocabulary It Is recommended that improving vocabulary through words mapping strategy can be useful and help the ninth grade students of SMP Negeri 6 Tondano< p>
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