THE USE OF STORY TELLING TO INCREASE STUDENTS' ENGLISH VOCABULARY ABILLITY

Abstract

This research was categorized as a classroom action research. In this research, the researcher researched by teaching English using storytelling to increase students' vocabulary. There were two variables of this research. They were storytelling as an independent variable and vocabulary as a dependent variable. The objective of this study was to investigate the use of storytelling to increase students' vocabulary. The population was all of SMP Negeri Yalengga  from grade seven to grade nine were 100 students and the sample of the students was 19 students of VII grade. The used instruments were observation and vocabulary test. This research was done with CAR, the researcher used two cycles to find the students' percentage in cycle one and cycle two. In cycle one the researcher had given the pre-test before the lesson started. After giving the pre-test the researher had meetings for three days, afterward the researcher gave the post-test. The students' average score of the cycle one in post-test was 46,15. It was categorized as in low category. Concerning the students' result of cycle one's post-test, the researcher decided to continue to cycle two. In cycle two, the researcher continued with the same method   diffrent vocabulary and story. The researcher also did the pre-test and post-test in cycle two, the result of cyle two's post-test was increased in very high category 86,11. Therefore, the criteria used in this study seemed have done sucessfully as shown by the students' test results. The students had shown great shift in terms of their enthusiasm and test result in learning English.