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PROMOTING VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH TOTAL PHYSICAL

RESPONSE (TPR) FOR ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS AT THE

FOURTH GRADE OF SDI SURYA BUANA MALANG

THESIS

By:

LailatulFajriyah

201310100311189

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2017

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PROMOTING VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH TOTAL PHYSICAL

RESPONSE (TPR) FOR ENGLISH TO YOUNG LEARNERS AT THE

FOURTH GRADE OF SDI SURYA BUANA MALANG

THESIS

By:

Lailatul Fajriyah

201310100311189

ENGLISH LANGUAGE EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

2017

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MOTTO AND DEDICATIONS

“For indeed, with hardship (will be) ease”

(An-Nasr: 5)

Khairunnasanfa‟uhumlinnaas

(The best among you are those who are most beneficial /assisting to

others)

(HR. Bukhari-Muslim)

This thesis is dedicated to:

Allah SWT, who always helps me everywhere and every time

My beloved Father and Mother: Sun‟an and Amanah

My beloved sisters and brothers,

My beloved friends: MakPutri, Badron, Depol, Jijong, Tyas, Vena

and my friends of ELED „13

Thanks for all support, trust, finance, and encouragement.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

First and foremost, I would like to praise Allah the Almighty, the Most

Gracious, and the Most Merciful for the blessing given to me during my study and in

completing this thesis. I would like to express my greatest gratitude and appreciation

to Dr. Masduki, M.Pd., as the first advisor who has given his valuable guidance,

advice and encouragement so I could complete this final project. I also show my

deepest gratitude to the second advisor, Dra. DwiPoedjiastutie, M.A, Ph.D., who has

given criticisms, corrections, comments, and suggestions. My great honor is also

bestowed upon all lecturers and staffs of English Language Education Department for

the priceless knowledge, lesson, and helps they have given to me.

Furthermore, my special thanks also go to thedirector, Drs. H. Abdul

DjalilZuhri, M.Agand the principal of SDI Surya Buana, EndangSuprihatin,S.S,

S.Pdwho has given an opportunity and permission to conduct the research in his

school, Mega Jasinta, S.Pd, as the English teacher who has guided and helped me

during the study, thefourth grade students of SDI Surya Buanafor their participation

in completing my final project and also my friends of ELED 13 (Vena, Ayu, Miftha,

Tyas, Fela etc.) whom I love.

Finally, I have a great expectation that my study will be beneficial and useful

for anyone who is interested in reading this final project.

Malang, 9th

June 2017

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

COVER ..................................................................................................................... i

INSIDE COVER ....................................................................................................... ii

APPROVAL .............................................................................................................. iii

LEGALISATION ...................................................................................................... iv

MOTTOS AND DEDICATIONS .............................................................................. v

LETTER OF AUTHENCITY .................................................................................... vi

ABSTRACT ............................................................................................................... vii

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ........................................................................................ viii

TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................................... ix

LIST OF TABLE ...................................................................................................... xi

LIST OF APPENDICES ........................................................................................... xii

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Research Background .............................................................................. 1

1.2 ResearchProblem ..................................................................................... 4

1.3 Hypothesis ............................................................................................... 4

1.4 ResearchObjectives ................................................................................. 5

1.5 ResearchSignificance .............................................................................. 5

1.6 Scope and Limitation ............................................................................. 5

1.7 Definition of Key Terms ......................................................................... 6

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERARTURE

2.1 VocabularyMastery ................................................................................. 7

2.1.1 The Definition of Vocabulary ....................................................... 7

2.1.2 The Definition of Vocabulary Mastery ......................................... 8

2.2 Teaching Vocabulary for Young Learners ............................................. 10

2.3 Teaching Method ................................................................................... 11

2.4 Total Physical Response (TPR) ............................................................. 12

2.4.1 The Definition and Concept of Total Physical Response .......... 12

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2.4.2 The Principles of Total Physical Response ................................. 13

2.4.3 Learners’ and Teacher’s Role in Total Physical Response ......... 15

2.4.4 Advantages and disadvantages of Total Physical Response ....... 16

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHOD

3.1 Research Design ...................................................................................... 18

3.2 Population and Sample ............................................................................ 20

3.3 Treatment ................................................................................................ 20

3.3.1 Treatment of the Experimental group ............................................ 21

3.3.2 Treatment of the Control group ..................................................... 21

3.4 Data Collection and Research Instrument ............................................... 22

3.5 Procedure of Data Collection .................................................................. 22

3.5.1 Pre-test .......................................................................................... 23

3.5.2 Treatment ...................................................................................... 23

3.5.3 Post-test ......................................................................................... 24

3.6 Data Analysis .......................................................................................... 24

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION

1.1 Research Findings .................................................................................. 26

1.1.1 Pre-test of the Experimental and Control group ........................... 26

1.1.2 Post-test of the Experimental and Control group .......................... 27

1.1.3 The Result of Normality Testing ................................................... 27

1.1.4 The Result of Homogeneous Testing ............................................ 30

1.1.5 The Analysis of Hypothesis by Using Independent t-Test ............ 31

1.2 Discussion .............................................................................................. 33

CHAPTER V CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTIONS

5.1 Conclusion............................................................................................... 35

5.2 Suggestions ............................................................................................ 36

REFERENCES .......................................................................................................... 37

APPENDICES ........................................................................................................... 39

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LIST OF TABLES

Table 4.1. The Pre-Test Results of Control and Experimental Groups ..................... 26

Table 4.2. The Post-Test Results of Control and Experimental Groups .................... 27

Table 4.3. The Normality Testing of Research Data ................................................ 28

Table 4.4. The Result of Homogeneous Testing ....................................................... 29

Table 4.5. The Independent Sample t-Test .............................................................. 30

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LIST OF APPENDICES

Appendix 1:Pre-test and Post-test Instrument ............................................................ 40

Appendix 2: Lesson Plan ........................................................................................... 42

Appendix 3: Flashcards .............................................................................................. 49

Appendix 4: Result of Pre-test and Post-test ............................................................. 52

Appendix 5: Calculating Data by Using SPSS 21 Versions ...................................... 61

Appendix 6: Documentations..................................................................................... 68

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