HYBRID ENGLISH VOCABULARY LEARNING FOR YOUNG LEARNERS

Abstract Syauqiyah Awaliyah Alfiani Nur. 2019. HYBRID English Vocabulary Learning for Young Learners. A Thesis. English Study Graduate Program, Universitas Negeri Makassar (Supervised by Nurdin Noni and Kisman Salija). This research aimed at finding out: (i) the students’ preference to the types of hybrid English vocabulary learning program, face-to-face driver model or online driver model, and (ii) the students’ vocabulary mastery through the practices of both hybrid English vocabulary learning models, namely face-to-face driver model and online driver model. This research employed mix method design with quantitative and qualitative data. The subject of the research was the first-grade students of senior secondary school which consisted of 10 students. Interview, sheet note/diary, and vocabulary test for students were used as the instruments in collecting the data. The results of the research showed that the students preferred the online driver model to face-to-face driver model. It was proven by the results of interview where most of the students answered their preference toward online driver model. On the other hand, the results of vocabulary test showed that the face-to-face driver model contributes more to students’ vocabulary improvement. It can be seen from the mean scores of post-tests for both models where the mean score of face-to-face driver model is higher than online driver model. The students concentrate more on doing their exercises in online driver model while in face-to-face drive model the students are more relaxed on doing the exercises. This is proven by the results of sheet/note diary