IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY

THROUGH ENGLISH SONGS FOR THE FIRST GRADE

STUDENTS OF SMPN 1 SEMIN IN THE 2016/2017
ACADEMIC YEAR

THESIS PROPOSAL

Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment as a Teacher Training and Education of

Veteran Bangun Nusantara University of Sukoharjo to Fulfill One of The
Requirements for Achieving The Undergraduated Degree of English Education

Created by:

ASIH PORWANDARI

1451800057

ENGLISH DEPARTEMENT TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

FACULTY UNIVERSITY OF VETERAN BANGUN NUSANTARA
SUKOHARJO

2017
 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. Background of Study

Language is a tool for communication between members of the society in

the form of sound symbols and also writing symbols produced by a human.
Language as a means of communication has a primary function as a means of
delivering messages or meaning by someone to others. Basically, language has
certain functions that are used based on one's needs, for example language can use
to express oneself, as a means of communicating, as a means of integrating and
adapting socially in certain circumstances or situations. Knowing that language is
very important, then each country must have its own language.

In this world there are many different languages, for example Indonesia
using indonesian language, Japan using Japanese language, Korea using Korean
and others. One of the most important languages to learn is English, which is an
international language and many people use it when they are abroad. With this
then English is finally included in the subjects in schools, Primary School, Junior
High School and also Senior High School. To master English is very difficult for
non-indigenous people where English is used as a national language, so people
who want to learn English need to master vocabulary in the school.

Vocabulary is a set of words known to a person and is a part of particular

language. A person’s vocabulary is defined as the set of all words the person
understands or any words that the person might use to compose a new sentence.
The addition of one’s vocabulary is generally considered to be an important part
of either the learning process of a language or the development of one’s ability in
a controlled language. In learning English, vocabulary has an important role. The
more vocabulary we have then it will be easier for us to understand the speech or
writing of others in the language and also easier for us to express our thoughts in
the language both orally and writing. Conversely, the less English vocabulary we
have, the harder it will be for us to understand the conversation in writing of other
in English.
 The first thing that we must understand in learning English is the reality
that English is a foreign language for us as Indonesians. There are many ways that
can help so that we can communicate using English. Actually learning English
can be done anywhere with various media. Various media that we can use for
example television, radio, mobile phone, magazines and ofcourse one of the most
interesting and easy media to learn English is through music. Music and songs
here play not only as a medium of intertainment, through music and songs every
people can learn how to recite various words well and precisely, also can learn to
know various phrases or terms of language that exist through the song. Almost all
people love music. Music or song is a unity that can not be separated and can be
used as a medium in a learning process. Here the researcher believed that by using
English songs the students can learn english with great fun and make the students
more active in follow the learning process.

Songs can be used as one of the learning media taught in school, since
many people who like to listen to songs then the song can be used during listening
lessons and also writing, with the use of songs as a medium of learning then
students will really enjoy the lesson. Nowadays a lot of western songs have been
created by the western singers, thus the teacher can choose which songs may be
suitable for use as a learning medium that will be brought into the classroom.
With the use of songs can make students easy to learn, students can learn new
vocabulary by playing new songs.

Based on the observations conducted at SMPN 1 Semin there are many

teachers who just do the learning with monotone and this makes students very
bored. Many teachers do not apply any combination of instructional media to
attract students. By seeing the number of students who love western songs and the
number of teachers who do not use the song as a medium of learning, the
researchers focused to see if the song can have an impact and can increase the
vocabulary that is owned by students in learning English.

In this case researcher only focus on researching first graders in SMPN 1

Semin. This school uses the 2006 KTSP as a curriculum, where the curriculum is
an old curriculum, and where the teacher must be more active in giving the
 material, this makes the students easily bored especially junior high school
students who are always happy to learn with a fun situation, students easily bored
because they think that English is not important to them. Thus the teacher can use
other media more fun and can make students active in following the lesson, the
book is not the only medium that can be used for learning resources, teachers can
use the media that can improve students' skills in improving vocabulary, for
example by using songs.

Based on interviews conducted on the first grade students at SMPN 1

Semin many students have difficulty in learning English because of their
limitations in ownership and mastery of vocabulary. From interview it was also
known that more than 80% of students prefer listening to songs rather than
ordinary conversations, many of them said that giving the subject matter with
ordinary conversation makes them feel sleepy and very bored. From the interview
also known that they are very easy to memorize English songs in a short time,
they think that the words in the song were easier to remember.

B. The Identification of Problem

Based on the background of the study. The researcher indetifies the
following problem in teaching vocabulary in junior high school, they are :
1. Students find it difficult to remember vocabulary in english.
2. Students feel bored and sleepy in the classroom.
3. Teachers are less able to develop creativity in finding learning media and
teaching technique.

C. Limitation of Problem
The researcher limits the study about “Improving students’ vocabulary
mastery through english songs for the first grade students Of SMPN 1 Semin in
the academic year of 2016/2017.” In this thesis the effectiveness of english songs
are used to increase the number of vocabulary possessed by students.
The scope of this research is limited to discussions on how students
progress and the use of songs in teaching english in an effort to improve students'
vocabulary mastery. The restriction of participants of this research is the first
grade students of SMPN 1 Semin.
D. Problem Statements

Referring to the background of the study above, the researcher

formulated the problems into the following questions :

1. Can english songs improve students’ vocabulary mastery at the first grade
students of SMPN 1 Semin 2016/2017 academic year?
2. Can english song improve the quality of vocabulary students?

E. The Objectives of the Study

Based on the problem statements above, the objectives of the study are :
1. To improve the students’ vocabulary mastery by using english song at the
first grade students of SMPN 1 Semin in 2016/2017 acaemic year.
2. To know whether the use of english songs can improve the quality of
vocabulary students at the first grade students of SMPN 1 Semin in
2016/2017 academic year.

F. Benefits of the Study

This study is expected to give positive contribution and expected to be

useful for :

1. Students

This research is expected to contribute that can help students to master

new vocabulary that can make students improve their english ability.

2. English Teacher

This research is expected to enable teachers to find new strategies that can
make students enjoy the lessons, and also make teachers can help students to
improve their vocabulary so they can make them learn english easily.
3. School
This research will give information and a new method for the students of
SMPN 1 Semin in learning English vocabulary in listening class using songs.
 4. The Writer
This research is expected to answer the questions from the researcher who
is the basis of the making of this thesis.

G. Hyphotesis
From the statement presented b the writer, the research hypothesis stated
as follows :
English songs can improve the vocabulary mastery for the students in the
first grade students of SMPN 1 Semin.
 CHAPTER II
LITERATURE REVIEW
This chapter is devoted to explaining in more detail and in depth on this
research, which consists of the main topics involved in this thesis.
A. Theoritical Framework
Here will discuss and review the theory relating to research, namely
1. Vocabulary
The relationship between grammar and vocabulary in learning English is
very important, in making an English sentence, vocabulary is very important to
increase the number of words in English. Without knowing the vocabulary we
have nothing to say. Wallace (1982:144) says that “learning vocabulary is a
complex process which requires the ability to recognize the words, remember
them, and to pronounce, spell and use them correctly”. So it is important to
know the meaning of every vocabulary, not just memorize it but everyone should
know how to spell every vocabulary correctly too.

2. Definition of Vocabulary
Vocabulary is words we must know to communicate effectively; words in
speaking (expressive vocabulary) and words in listening or receptive vocabulary
(Neuman and Dwyer, 2009). Expressive vocabulary is the "output" word of the
language, how people express their desires and needs through words shaped into
sentences or phrases, people need to express their thoughts with the right
combination of words, so here the usefulness and role of vocabulary are
important. Expressive vocabulary refers to words that a person can express or
produce, for example, by speaking or writing. In general, receptive vocabulary
appears to develop before expressive vocabulary over the course of early language
development. Receptive vocabulary refers to all the words that can be understood
by a person, including spoken, written, or manually signed words. Receptive
vocabulary is the “input” word of the language, Receptive vocabulary is the
ability to understand verbal (spoken) and nonverbal (written, gestural) language.
Receptive language includes skills such as following directions, understanding
gestures, identifying vocabulary and basic concepts, and answering questions.