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THE EFFECT OF USING EUROTALK FLASHCARDS SOFTWARE ON THE

SEVENTH GRADE STUDENTS VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT AT SMP

NEGERI 2 AMBULU IN THE 2013/2014 ACADEMIC YEAR

THESIS PROPOSAL

By:

ARIZAL KUSUMA WARDANA

NIM 060210491175

ENGLISH EDUCATION PROGRAM

LANGUAGE AND ARTS DEPARTMENTTHE FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

JEMBER UNIVERSITY

2013


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CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION

Vocabulary is very important in learning language. Vocabulary is the

tool to convey people ideas or thoughts in communication either in spoken

or written language. The importance of vocabulary as the main the

research theory is writte below. This chapter is discuses The Effect of

Using Eurotalk Flashcards Software on the Seventh Grade Students

Vocabulary Achievement at SMPN 2 Ambulu in the 2013/2014 Academic

Year, the advantages of Eurotalk Flashcards software and hypothesis.


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1.1 Background of the Research

Vocabulary is one of the three language components is vocabulary. Itis one of the language components and that no language exists withoutwords (Napa (1991:6). It means that vocabulary plays an important role inlistening, speaking, reading and writing.

The researcher take software to improve Vocabulary based onexperience when as a learner, that learn using multimedia in software ismore enthusiastic and dynamic than textbooks, activities and lessons in thetextbooks are presented in a way which is helpful for enhancing anddesigning different computer programs that make learning more

enthusiastic and dynamic (Klassen and Milton (1999) and Witt (1999) andHegelheimer and Tower (2004)). Software can be operate in computer soteacher is more helpful when teach use computer as we can call ComputerAssisted Language Learning (CALL). GDavies (2001),



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In this case the researcher uses Eurotalk Flashcards software to

enhance learners in experimental research. Eurotalk Flashcards software

uses picture and sound, such as games, and quizzes to teach students new

words and to help retain the information the students have learned. It also

helps the students to check the pronunciations of the vocabulary by using

sound and sound recorder.

1.2 Problems of the Research

Based on the background of the research above, the problem of the

research can be formulated as: Is there any significant effect of usingEurotalk Flashcards software in the seventh grade students vocabulary

achievement at SMP Negeri 2 Ambulu in the 2013/2014 academic year?



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1.3 The Scope of The Research

The scope of the research is limited to the students vocabulary

achievement of nouns, verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. The materials are

limited to the themes which are taught to the seventh grade of SMP Negeri

2 Ambulu in the 2013/2014 academic year in the first semester. Thesubjects of the research are limited to the seventh grade of SMP Negeri 2

Ambulu in the 2013/2014 academic year.



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1.3.1 Eurotalk Flashcards Software

Eurotalk Flashcards is one of the products from Eurotalk . Theresearch take Eurotalk Flashcards because the material is match

based on the material in seventh junior high school, and also theresearch has interview with teacher in SMP Negeri 2 about material

in Eurotalk Flashcards software.How does it work?

Learn what the words mean with pictures accompanied by thespoken word.

Three exciting memory games that gets progressively harder. Its

this section where they really learn to recognize and rememberwords.

Students can record their own story. They can then compare theirrecording with a native speaker if they want.



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1.3.2 Vocabulary Achievement

Vocabulary achievement refers to the level or amount of knowledge

of vocabulary after learning vocabulary by using Eurotalk Flashcards

software. In this research, it refers to the mastery of words covering nouns,

verbs, adjectives and adverbs, the researcher take a large vocabulary basedon syllabus on seventh grade student and the material from Eurotalk

Flashcards. The students scores of vocabulary post-test indicates the

students vocabulary achievement.



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1.4 Objective of the Research

In accordance with the research problems, the objective of this

research is to investigate the significant effect of using Eurotalk Flashcards

software on the seventh grade students vocabulary achievement at SMP

Negeri 2 Ambulu in the 2013/2014 academic year1.5 Significance of the Research

The results of this research are expected to be beneficial for the

following people:

1.5.1 For English Teachers

Hopefully the results of the research can inspire and provide

information to English teachers to increase their knowledge about the

technique, method, or material of teaching, especially in teaching

vocabulary. Thus, the teacher can also help the students to enlarge their

vocabulary.



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CHAPTER II. RELATED LITERATURE REVIEWThis chapter is discuses The Effect of Using Eurotalk Flashcards

Software on the Seventh Grade Students Vocabulary Achievement at

SMPN 2 Ambulu in the 2013/2014 Academic Year, the advantages of

Eurotalk Flashcards software and hypothesis.

2.1 The Definition of Vocabulary

Vocabulary is an important component in English language

learning, because it appears in every skill of language such as

listening, speaking, reading and writing.

Stahl (2005) in Diamond and Burton (2006) says that

vocabulary is the knowledge of words and word meanings.


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2.2 The Classification of Vocabulary

There are two classes of vocabulary: large vocabulary and small

vocabulary (William 1970:41). The large vocabulary includes nouns,

verbs, adjectives, and adverbs. Meanwhile, small vocabulary consists of

preposition, pronouns, conjunction, articles and interjections.This research focuses only on large vocabulary, because based on

interview with teacher and the material given for seventh grade students of

junior school

CHAPTER II. RELATED LITERATURE REVIEW


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2.2.1 Nouns

McWhorter (2001:395) that nouns are classified as proper, common,collective, concrete, abstract, countable, and non- countable, and alsocompound:

2.2.2 Verbs

According to McWhorter (200: 399-400), there are three kinds ofverb namely action verbs, linking verbs, and helping verbs (also known asauxiliary verb).

2.2.3 Adjectives

Adjective is a word that can modify noun. Thompson and Martinet(1986:33) classify adjectives into six types, they are: Demonstrativeadjective, Distributive adjectives, Quantitative adjectives, Qualitativeadjectives, Interrogative adjectives, and Possessive adjectives



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2.2.4 Adverbs

Thomson and Marthinet (1986:55) classify adverbs into eight kinds:

Adverbs of manner, Adverbs of place and direction, Adverbs of time,

Adverbs of frequency, Adverbs of emphasize, Adverbs of degree, Adverbs

of interrogative and Adverbs of relative.2.4 The Vocabulary Materials for the Seventh Year Junior High School

Students

The research takes a large vocabulary in SMP Negeri 2 Ambulu for

the vocabulary material, based on the syllabus in seventh grade students.

The Eurotalk software themes are Vocabulary A, Vocabulary B,Vocabulary C , Colors, Plurals, Professions, Actions, Positions, and places.

The research focus on professions and places based on interview

with a teacher that a theme is recommended professions and places.



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2.5 Vocabulary Achievement

Vocabulary is one of the major elements of language because it

covers words which will enable people to communicate with others.

Achievement is defined as the amount or level of learning that astudent has acquired. Procter (1981:8) states that achievement is something

successfully finished or gained especially through skills and hard work.



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2.6 Eurotalk Flashcards

Eurotalk Flashcards is one program as vocabulary builder. It is

covers some basic words and phrases. These have been chosen to be fun as

well as useful. The topics include:

Colors

Numbers

Actions

Professions

Places

Plurals

Simple sentences with some prepositions

.



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How to Use Eurotalk Flashcards Software?



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2.7 Research Hypothesis

Based on the research problem and the

relevant reviewed of related literature above,

the hypothesis is formulated as follows Thereis a significant effect of using Eurotalk

Flashcards Software on the seventh grade

students vocabulary achievement at SMP

Negeri 2 in the 2012/2013 academic year.



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CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHODResearch method deals with the procedures or steps to conduct

research systematically. It consists of research design, area determination

method, respondent determination method, data collection method, and

data analysis method. It is necessary to define the terms used in the title

operationally to avoid misunderstanding of the concept between the writer

and the readers. The terms that are necessary to be defined operationally is

The Effect of Using Eurotalk Flashcards Software on the Seventh Grade

StudentsVocabulary Achievement at SMPN 2 Ambulu in the 2013/2014

Academic Year.


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3.1 Research Design

Research design is a strategy to arrange the setting of a research to

get valid data that matches with the variable and the objective of the

research (Arikunto, 2006:44). The design that is will be use in this research

is experimental research design. This design is chosen because theresearcher wants to know whether Eurotalk Flashcard software has a

significant effect on the seventh grade studentsvocabulary achievement at

SMP Negeri 2 Ambulu or not.

The research design of this study is quasi experimental research

using posttest only control group design. Posttest-Only Control GroupDesign is a type of experimental design in which the experimental and

control groups are measured and compared after implementation of an

intervention

CHAPTER III. RESEARCH METHOD


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This research design will uses two classes as experimental group andcontrol group from the eight available classes of the seventh gradein SMP

Negeri 2 Ambulu in 2013/2014 academic year which will be determined

by cluster random sampling method.

The first class will be chosen is treated as the experimental group andthe second class will be treated as the control group. In this research, the

experimental group is given a treatment by using Eurotalk Flashcard

software to enlarge their vocabulary achievement; meanwhile, the control

group will receives no treatment, which means that class will be taught

vocabulary by using common technique used by the English teacher in thatschool, that is, by using question and answer technique, and lecturing

technique. Then, the two groups will be given a post test. The result of the

post test will be analyzed by using t-test formula.



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The design of this research can be described as follows:

R XO1

O2

Notes:

X : Treatment

R : Random

O1 : Post-test of experimental groupO2 : Post test of the control group

(Bieger and Gerlach,1996:54)



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The procedures of the research design are as follows:

Administering the homogeneity test of the population to know the homogeneity of the

population, and then analyzing the result by using ANOVA formula.

Determining the experimental group and the control group randomly by lottery.

Giving the treatment that is teaching vocabulary by giving Eurotalk Flashcard software to the

experimental group, while the control group will be taught by using conventional techniquethat is question-answer technique and lecturing technique. The teaching learning process will

be given two times to each group, experimental and control groups based on the theme that

researcher will use to teaching.

Administering a try out to establish validity, reliability and index difficulty of the teacher-

made test and analyzing the result. Giving a posttest to the experimental group and the

control group.

Applying independent sample t-test of 5% significance level by using SPSS to find out the

mean difference of both groups. Then, they are compared to know whether or not there is an

effect of using Eurotalk Flashcard software on the seventh grade students vocabulary

achievement at SMP Negeri 2 Ambulu in the 2012/2013 academic Year.

Drawing a conclusion from the analysis to answer the research problem.

All of the data collected will be analyzed by using computerized statistic (SPSS), byusing t-test formula.



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3.2 Area Determination Methods

Area determination method is one of the methods that is important to

determine before the researcher undertakes the research. Purposive method

will be used in this research to determine the research area based on the

certain purpose (Arikunto, 2006:140).There are two reasons why this school is purposively chosen. The

first reason is based on the interview to the English teacher, Eurotalk

Flashcard software has never been used to teach vocabulary in this school

by the English teacher of the seventh grade. The second reason is that the

permission to conduct a research in this school is gotten because both theEnglish teacher and the school principal want to know the effect of using

Eurotalk Flashcard software in teaching vocabulary.



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3.3 Respondent Determination Method

Respondents can be the samples of the population. The respondents

of this research are the seventh year of SMP Negeri 2 Ambulu in the

2013/2014 academic year. The seventh year students of SMP Negeri 2

Ambulu in the 2013/2014 are divided into 8 classes VII A, VII B, VII C,VII D, VII E, VII F, VII G, and VII H. Each class consisted of 40-45

students.

The respondents of this research will be taken by using cluster

random sampling after the researcher analyze the students vocabulary

scores from the homogeneity test by using ANOVA formula (SPSSApplication). Since the populations are homogenous, the experimental

group and the control group are determined by lottery.



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3.4 Data Collection Methods

Data collection method is systematic standard procedures to get the dataneeded. In this research, the data consists of primary and supporting data.Vocabulary test is the method used to collect the primary data, while interviewand documentation are the methods used to collect the supporting data. Thefollowing parts discuss the methods that will be used in this research.

3.4.1 Test

Vocabulary test will be used to get the primary data. Arikunto(2006:150) defines test as a set of questions, exercises or other instrumentswhich are used to measure skill, knowledge, intelligence and aptitude of anindividual or groups. Then, McMillan (1996:114). In this research, theresearcher will use teacher-made test for post test.

In conducting the vocabulary achievement test, the researcher willestablish the researcher-made test in the form of objective test. It meansthat the researcher will constructs the vocabulary test by himself, anddiscusses it with the English teacher and both of the advisors



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The objective test is in the form of multiple choices that consist of 4

options are given to the respondents as the post test. The test consists of 20

items, covering nouns (5 items), verbs (5 items), adjectives (5 items), and

adverbs (5 items). In relation to the scoring, the researcher uses the

following formula to score.

X 100

Notes:

CA : Correct Answer

items : Total items of the questions

So that, the maximum total score of the test will be 100. The time

allocation for doing the test is 30 minutes.



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3.4.2 Interview

Arikunto (2006:227) states that interview is a dialogue between aninterviewer and the interviewee to get the information that supports the

primary data. In this research, semi-structured interview will be conductedto the English teacher to get supporting data concerning with the

information needed about the students vocabulary achievement, themethod used in teaching vocabulary, and the difficulties and problemsfound in teaching vocabulary.

3.4.3 Documentation

Documentation will be used to find out the supporting data in written

forms. As Arikunto (2006:158) says that documentation is writtendocuments such as books, magazines, documents, rules, etc. Therefore, inthis research, the data of the documentation is the names of therespondents of the seventh grade of SMP Negeri 2 Ambulu.



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3.5 Data Analysis Method

The result of post-test will be used as primary data, which will

be analyzed by using t-test formula of 5% significant level in the

SPSS computing system to know whether or not the meandifference of using Eurotalk Flashcard software on the students

vocabulary achievement is significant. The independent sample t-

test by SPSS will be used to analyze the data obtained. An

independent sample t-test is used to compare the means of a

normally distributed interval dependent variable for twoindependent groups.



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