U-JET: Unila Journal of English Teaching
Vol 9, No 4 (2020): U-JET

A comparative study between teaching vocabulary using total physical response and direct method: the case of the first grade of SMPN 2 Marga Sekampung

Oktavia Rahmawati (Lampung University)
Bambang Setiyadi (Lampung University)
Ramlan Ginting Suka (Lampung University)



Article Info

Publish Date
02 Feb 2021

Abstract

The aims of this research were to find out a significant difference of achievements in mastering vocabulary of students who are taught by using Total Physical Response and those who are taught by using Direct Method, to find out which word types of vocabulary improve the most after being taught through Total Physical Response and To find out which word types of vocabulary improve the most after being taught through Direct Method. This research was a quantitative research design. The subjects of this research were the first grade of SMPN 2 Marga Sekampung. The instruments of this research were vocabulary tests. The data were analyzed by using independent samples t-test. The result showed that: first, there was a statistically significant difference of achievements in mastering vocabulary of students who are taught by using Total Physical Response and those who are taught by using Direct Method. Second, the type of content words which improved the most after being taught through total physical response is verb. Third, the type of content words which improved the most after being taught through direct method is verb type.

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Journal Info

Abbrev

123

Publisher

Subject

Humanities Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

Ujet is a quarterly journal (March, June, September and December) published by the English Language Study Program, Department of Language and Arts Education, Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, University of Lampung. It addresses a wide range of different fields in English teaching and ...