fire coming out of a monkey's head

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THE USE OF “FIRE COMING OUT OF A MONKEY’S HEAD” SONG
AS A MEDIUM TO IMPROVE STUDENTS’ MOTIVATION
IN LEARNING VOCABULARY ITEMS OF NARRATIVE TEXT
a final project
submitted as partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of Sarjana Pendidikan
in English
by
Yosie Syahfitra A.
2201409043
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
FACULTY OF LANGUAGES AND ARTS
SEMARANG STATE UNIVERSITY
2014
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PERNYATAAN
Dengan ini saya:
Nama : YOSIESYAHFITRA ABIRAMA
NIM : 2201409043
Prodi/ Jurusan : Pendidikan Bahasa Inggris / Bahasa dan Sastra Inggris
Fakultas Bahasa dan Seni Universitas Negeri Semarang menyatakan dengan ini
sesungguhnya bahwa skripsi / tugas akhir / final project yang berjudul:
THE USE OF“FIRE COMING OUT OF A MONKEY’S HEAD” SONG AS A
MEDIUM FOR TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY ITEMS OF NARRATIVE
TEXT
Yang saya tulis dalam rangka memenuhi salah satu syarat memperoleh gelar sarjana ini
benar-benar merupakan karya saya sendiri, yang saya hasilkan setelah melalui penelitian,
bimbingan, diskusi, dan pemaparan / ujian. Semua kutipan baik langsung maupun tidak
langsung, baik yang diperoleh dari sumber kepustakaan, wahana elektronik, maupun sumber
lainnya, telah disertai keterangan mengenai identitas sumbernya dengan cara sebagaimana
yang lazim dalam penelitian karya ilmiah. Dengan demikian, walaupun tim penguji dan
pembimbing penulisan skripsi / tugas akhir / final project ini membubuhkan tanda tangan
keabsahannya, seluruh karya ilmiah ini tetap menjadi tanggung jawab saya sendiri. Jika
kemudian ditemukan pelanggaran terhadap konvensi tata tulis ilmiah yang berlaku, saya
bersedia menerima akibatnya.
Demikian harap pernyataan ini dapat digunakan seperlunya.
Semarang, Februari 2014
Yosie Syahfitra A.
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Making mistakes is a lot better than not doing anything.
Billie Joe Armstrong
I know where I'm going and I know the truth, and I don't have to be
what you want me to be. I'm free to be what I want.
Muhammad Ali
To
Sri Wahyuni
Mintoyo
My Brother and Sister
Destya Praharsiwi
My Friends
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
First and foremost, I would like to express my deepest gratitude to Allah SWT for the
blessing that has been given to me doing this final project.
Second, my deep salutation to my first and second advisors, Rohani, S.Pd, M.A, and
Novia Trisanti, S.Pd, M.Pd for their supports, comments, and advice in completing and
finishing this final project.
Third, I give my deepest gratitude to my wonderful family; my parents Sri Wahyuni
and Mintoyo, my brother Tatag and my sister Siwi for their endless love. My regards are
addressed to all my amazing friends of English Department 2009 who always cheer up my
days.
Finally, I realize that my final project is not perfect. Therefore I hope for suggestions
for the improvement. I hope the final project will be useful for the readers.
Semarang, February 2014
Yosie Syahfitra A.
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ABSTRACT
Abirama, Yosie Syahfitra. 2013. The Useof “Fire Coming Out of a Monkey’s Head” Song
as A Medium to Improve Students’ Motivation in Learning Vocabulary Items of
Narrative Text. A Final Project. English Department. Faculty of Languages and Arts,
Semarang State University. First Advisor: Rohani, S.Pd, M.A, Second Advisor: Novia
Trisanti, S.Pd, M.Pd
Keyword:Motivation, Vocabulary, “Fire Coming Out of a Monkey’s Head” Song,
Narrative Text, Medium.
The objectives of the study are to find out the profile of student’ performance on
vocabulary items related to a narrative text and to find out whether “Fire Coming Out of A
Monkey’s Head” song can be useful to improve students’ motivation in learning vocabulary
of a narrative text or not. The subject of this study was the 8th grade students of SMP Negeri
22 Semarang in the academic year 2012/2013. The writer took 30 students of 8A class as the
subject of treatments. To get the empirical data for the findings, the writer conducted a
classroom action research which was carried out through a pre-cycle 1 test, cycle 1 and
cycle 1 test, cycle 2 and final cycle 2 test, motivation rubric and a questionnaire. The writer
also provided some field notes as the supportive data in this research. On the other hand, the
questionnaire was used to answer how “Fire Coming Out of a Monkey’s Head” song
influences students’ vocabulary understanding and motivation. The score of their pre-cycle 1
test to final cycle 2 test was very good. It had an excellent improvement from 36.25% to
90.91%. It had shown that there were some improvements during the process of cycle 1 to
cycle 2. Their questionnaire and motivation rubric results were also good. It proved that
“Fire Coming Out of a Monkey’s Head” song could improve their motivation toward
vocabulary learning. The writer concludes that listening to English song is a cheap and
effective way to improve students’ vocabulary understanding and student’s motivation. By
using song, teacher can improve the students’ other skills as well, such as listening, or
grammar. “Fire Coming Out of a Monkey’s Head” song is only one of the alternative media
in teaching vocabulary. Actually, there are still a lot of media that can be used. However,
using “Fire Coming Out of a Monkey’s Head” song helps the teacher to find out the
attractive way to teach vocabulary and gives opportunities to the students to improve their
understanding toward English. It is also a good opportunity to introduce them that learning
English is very fun.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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APPROVAL ........................................................................................................................ii
PERNYATAAN...................................................................................................................iii
MOTTO AND DEDICATION...........................................................................................iv
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT..................................................................................................v
ABSTRACT.........................................................................................................................vi
TABLE OF CONTENTS....................................................................................................vii
CHAPTER
I. INTRODUCTION................................................................................................................1
1.1 Background of the Topic.......................................................................................................1
1.2 Reasons for Choosing the Topic...........................................................................................3
1.3 Research Problems................................................................................................................4
1.4 Purpose of the Study.............................................................................................................4
1.5 Significance of the Study......................................................................................................5
1.5.1 Practical Significance.........................................................................................................5
1.5.2 Pedagogical Significance...................................................................................................5
1.6 Outline of the Report.............................................................................................................6
II.REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE.........................................................................8
2.1 Review of the Previous Studies.............................................................................................8
2.2 Review of Theoretical Studies............................................................................................10
2.2.1 General Concept of Motivation.......................................................................... ............10
2.2.2 General Concept of Learning Language..........................................................................12
2.2.2.1 Demands and Support in Learning Language for Children..........................................13
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2.2.3 General Concept of Vocabulary.......................................................................................15
2.2.3.1 Learning Vocabulary for Older Children......................................................................15
2.2.3.2 Teaching Vocabulary....................................................................................................16
2.2.4 General Concept of Narrative Text..................................................................................18
2.2.5 General Concept of Media...............................................................................................19
2.2.5.1 Song as Audio Medium in Teaching.............................................................................21
2.2.5.2 The Advantages in Using Song.....................................................................................23
2.2.6 General Concept of Action Research...............................................................................24
2.3 Theoretical Framework.......................................................................................................26
III. METHOD OF INVESTIGATION..................................................................................27
3.1 Research Design..................................................................................................................27
3.2 Subject of the Study............................................................................................................27
3.3 Role of the Writer................................................................................................................27
3.4 Type of Data........................................................................................................................28
3.5 Instrument for Collecting Data............................................................................................28
3.5.1 Motivation Rubric............................................................................................................28
3.5.2 Field Notes.......................................................................................................................29
3.5.3 Tests.................................................................................................................................29
3.5.4 Questionnaire...................................................................................................................30
3.6 Procedure of Collecting Data..............................................................................................30
3.6.1 Pre-Cycle 1 Test...............................................................................................................31
3.6.2 Cycle 1.............................................................................................................................31
3.6.3 Cycle 2.............................................................................................................................34
3.7 Procedure of Analyzing Data..............................................................................................37
3.7.1 Analyzing the Motivation Rubric.....................................................................................37
3.7.2 Analyzing the Field Notes................................................................................................37
3.7.3 Analyzing the Tests..........................................................................................................37
3.7.4 Analyzing the Questionnaire............................................................................................38
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3.8 Technique of Reporting Data..............................................................................................38
IV. RESULT OF THE STUDY..............................................................................................39
4.1 General Data Analysis.........................................................................................................39
4.2 The Result of Students’ Previous Profile on Vocabulary Items Understanding in
Narrative Text...........................................................................................................................40
4.2.1 Students’ Motivation before the Treatment....................................................... .............41
4.2.2 Description of the Pre-Cycle 1Test..................................................................................42
4.3 Students’ Improvement on Their Performance in Understanding Vocabulary Items of
Narrative Text...........................................................................................................................44
4.3.1 Cycle 1.............................................................................................................................44
4.3.2 Description of the Cycle 1 Test........................................................................................46
4.3.3 Students’ Motivation in Cycle 1 ......................................................................................47
4.3.4 Cycle 2.............................................................................................................................49
4.3.5 Description of the Final Cycle 2 Test..............................................................................50
4.3.6 Students Motivation in Cycle 2........................................................................................53
4.4 The Analysis of Students Vocabulary Understanding in the Pre-Test, First Post-Test, and
Final Post-Test..........................................................................................................................55
4.5 Interpretation of the Finding...............................................................................................60
4.6 Implication of the Finding...................................................................................................60
4.7 Discussion...........................................................................................................................63
V. CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS.........................................................................69
5.1 Conclusion..........................................................................................................................69
5.2 Suggestions.........................................................................................................................70
REFERENCES........................................................................................................................72
APPENDICES.........................................................................................................................75
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CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 consists of six parts. They are background of the study, reason for choosing the
topic, research problem, purpose of the study, significance of the study, outline of the report.
1.1 Background of the Study
We use something to interact; we use something to communicate, and we use something to
know each others. That is why language was born in this world. It is something which is
created by human to survive, to understand, and to reveal their feeling. By using language,
people will know almost everything. It is the most human powerful tool that they ever made.
If we talk about language, it means that we talk about something which is related to our
daily life. It is something that influences our life so much. Since people were born in this
world, they would try to make interaction and communication with others. In doing
interaction, people need a powerful tool to facilitate “that” kind of activity. That is why
language exists as the tool to interact and communicate.
Amberg and Vause (2009:2) stated, “language is foremost a means of communication,
and communication almost always takes place within some sorts of social context.” Based
on that statement, it means that language is the key for people to communicate and interact
with others to fulfill their needs, to express their feelings, to deliver their ideas, and
sometimes to show their attitude toward life and the world itself. Every person, every race,
and everyethnic in this world use language to communicate, even the language that they use
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