TEACHING VOCABULARY SKILL THROUGH ASKING QUESTIONS METHOD AT THE EIGHTH GRADE OF SMP MUHAMMADIYAH PALOPO (A Classsroom Action Research)

ABSTRACT Nurhidayah Ahmad, 2013, Teaching Vocabulary Skill Through Asking Questions Method at the Eighth Grade of SMP Muhammadiyah Palopo. A thesis of English Studies Program of Tarbiyah Departement of State College for Islamic Studies (STAIN) of Palopo. Under Supervisor (1) Dr. Masruddin, M.Hum., (2) Syamsudarni, S.Pd., M.Pd., Key Word : Vocabulary, Asking Questions Method The research aims to find out the appropriate way in teaching vocabulary through Asking Questions Method. The writer limit the discussion by stating the following problem: “What is the appropriate way in teaching vocabulary through Asking Questions Method and How is the students’ partisipation during the use of Audio Lingual Method in teaching Vocabulary at the Eighth SMP Muhammadiyah Palopo?” This thesis employed Classroom Action Research (CAR) with two cycles namely the first cycle and the second cycle. Each cycle consists of four step, namely planning, action, observation, and reflection. There were four meeting during the research cycle. The sample of this study was class VIII consist of 24 students. In collecting the data, the writer used the observation guide, interview and vocabulary test in evaluation (reflecting). The result of analysis can be explained that the Asking Questions method to improve the students’s ability in developed the vocabulary at the eighth garde of SMP Muhammadiya palopo. In this thesis the researcher apply the Asking Questions to improve the student’s ability in developed the vocabulary, because by using Asking Questions method the students can easy to developed a word become some words in correct time signal. The result of the students is developing by looking their score in cycle 1 and cycle 2. Their mean score in cycle 1 only 57,16 and cycle 2 the score develop to be 75,16. It means the student’s ability in developed the vocabulary at the eighth grade of SMP MuhammadiyahPalopo developed. That is the goal of this research, improve the students’ ability from elementary level to Intermediate level or more