Trisnawati, Anggun (2018) Increasing Vocabulary Mastery Through Semantic Mapping Strategy at The Eight Grade of SMP The Darul ‘Ulum Sekampung in Academic Year 2017/2018. Undergraduate thesis, IAIN Metro.

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Abstract

The purpose of this research is to show that the use Semantic Mapping Strategy can improve the students’ vocabulary mastery. The students of SMP Darul ‘Ulum Sekampung have difficulties in mastering vocabulary. Meanwhile, vocabulary has an important role in all aspect of language skill, because without mastering vocabulary the ability to communicate can not be established and the students will find many difficulties when they are lack of vocabulary.In this research, the researcher uses Classroom Action Research (CAR) which is done in two cycle. Each cycle consist of planning, acting, observing and reflecting. The subject of this research is the students of VIII1 of SMP Darul ‘Ulus Sekampung. In collecting the data, this research used test, observation, field note, and documentation.

The result of this research show that, from two cycles, the average scores of students’ vocabularary mastery are (a) 50,42 in pre-test, and (b) 62,5 in post-test 1 as well as (c) 79,58 in post test 2. The students’ activities remained the same way. The increasing of the students’ activities in learning process occured in cycle 1 and cycle 2 which the achievement of students’ activities in cycle 1 was 56,68% and in cycle 2 increased up to 76,66%. This result also drew conclusion that Semantic Mapping Strategy was able to increase the students’ vocabulary mastery.

Key words: Vocabulary, Semantic Mapping Strategy

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