The Effectiveness of Using English Subtitled Video Towards Students’ Vocabulary Achievement at MTs Al-Huda Bandung

Keywords: Effectiveness, English Subtitled Video, Vocabulary Achievement Vocabulary is one of components in English that has to be mastered. By having rich vocabulary, the students could improve their English skills covering Listening, Reading, Speaking and Writing. Learning vocabulay could be done in various ways. Giving the students fun and interesting learning could motivate them in improving their vocabulary mastery. English subtitled video is one of the media that could help the students learn vocabulary interestingly. The students could learn vocabulary based on their interest by watching the video. The video provides the subtitles that can be read by the students. The students could get new words from them and then discuss them with their teacher. The formulation of the research problem are: 1) How is students’ vocabulary achievement before being taught by using English subtitled video? 2) How is students’ vocabulary achievement after being taught by using English subtitled video? 3) Is there any significant difference score between the students’ vocabulary achievement before and after being taught by using English subtitled video? The purpose of this study are: 1) to know students’ vocabulary achievement before being taught by using English subtitled video 2) to know students’ vocabulary achievement after being taught by using English subtitled video 3) to know whether there is any significant difference score between the students’ vocabulary achievement before and after being treated by using English subtitled video. This study employes pre experimental research design in the form of pre test and post test design with quantitative approach. The population of this study are all the students of seventh grade at MTs Al Huda Bandung. Meanwhile the sample of this study is the seventh grade students of class B which consists of 34 students. The reseacher collects the data by administering pre test and post test. Then the data are analyzed by using SPSS program. The results of this study show that the students’ score before being taught by using English subtitled video is 76.41, while the students’ score after being taught by using Englsh subtitled video is 84.94. The t-count is 6,255 and the value of t-table with significant level 0,05 is 2,021. It is known that t-count is bigger than t-table. Since, the t-count is bigger than t-table, the Alternative Hypothesis (Ha) is accepted and the Null Hypothesis (Ho) is rejected. It means that there is significant different in students’ vocabulary achievement before and after being vii taught by using English subtitled video of the first grade students at MTs AL Huda Bandung. Finally, it can be concuded that that English subtitled video is effective used in teaching especially for junior high school level