THE EFFECT OF STORYTELLING OF VOCABULARY ACHIEVEMENT OF THE FIFTH YEAR STUDENTS OF SD TA'MIRIYAH SURABAYA IN THE 1999 / 2000 ACADEMIC YEAR

Abstract

Storytelling is one of the effective methods in the teaching of English vocabulary. In relation to the idea, the research problem to be investigated was is there any significant effect of storytelling on vocabulary achievement of the fifth year students of SD Ta'miriyah Surabaya in the 1999 / 2000 academic year?. The objective of the research was to prove wheter storytelling is able to improve the vocabulary achievement of the fifth year students of SD Ta'miriyah Surabaya in the 1999 / 2000 academic year. There were four data collection methods used, namely: test, interview, observation, and documentation. The collected supporting data were analyzed qualitatively by describing the results of interview, observation and documentation, and the primary data were analyzed statistically by using t - test formula with the significance level of 5 %. Based on the results of the data analysis, it was found that the statistical value of t - test was 4,41, while the critical value of t - test table with the degree of freedom 81 was 2,00. Therefore, it could be concluded that there was a significant effect of storytelling on vocabulary achievement of the fifth year students of SD Ta'miriyah Surabaya in the 1999 / 2000 academic year. In addition, the degree of relative effectiveness was 7,41 %, it means that the teaching of storytelling can increase the students' vocabulary. Therefore, it is suggested to the English teacher to use storytelling in teaching English vocabulary, so that the students have better achievement on their vocabulary.