TEACHING VOCABULARY BY USING SIMON SAYS GAME AT THE SIXTH YEAR STUDENTS OF ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 373 BATU PUTIH CENGKEH

ABSTRACT Sukaesi Aminah, 2013. Teaching Vocabulary By Using Simon Says Game At The Sixth Year Students Of Elementary School 373 Batu Putih Cengkeh. Thesis, English Study Program Educational Department in State College for Islamic Studies (STAIN) Palopo. Supervised by Dr. Masruddin, SS., M.Hum and Dr. Jumharia Djamereng, M.Hum Keyword: Teaching, Vocabulary, Simon Says Game This thesis about teaching vocabulary by using Simon says game at the sixth year students of elementary school 373 Batu Putih Cengkeh. The problem statement of this research was “How to use Simon says in teaching vocabulary at the first (1st) semester sixth year class B students in SDN 373 Batu Putih Cengkeh?” The objective of the research is to find out what is the effective ways in teaching vocabulary by using Simon says game of the sixth year students at elementary school 373 Batu Putih Cengkeh. This research used Classroom Action Research method; the target of this research is Class B of the sixth year students at SDN 373 Batu Putih Cengkeh in 2011/2012 academic year. The procedure of the research used two cycles namely cycle 1 and cycle 2. The data is collected through vocabulary test result to find out the students’ vocabulary ability and it is counted by using formula the total correct answer is divided by total test items and it is times one hundred. The activities of students during learning process, it is analyzed by considering the students’ participation and level of Simon says game Implementation. The result of this research finds that the ways in teaching vocabulary by using Simon says game namely : a) the teacher should choose the material based on the students’ proficiency, b) the teacher should prepare and identify the vocabularies as command that proper for students’ level, c) the leader who giving command must speak loudly ,d) arranging students’ sit position to be around, e) making some groups, f) the classroom situation will be little bit of noisy during playing the game. It can make other students curious and join in class, this condition sometimes only disturb. So it will be effective if the teacher close the door during playing game