Using English Subtitled Movie to Improve the Tenth Grade Senior High School Students’ Vocabulary Achievement

Abstract

This action classroom research was intended to improve the first IPA 1 grade students’ vocabulary achievement by using English subtitled movie at SMAN 1 Arjasa. Based on the preliminary study, it was found that the first IPA 1 grade students had problem in vocabulary achievement. It happened because the teacher only taught vocabulary by asking them to memorize words in dictionary individually. However, this technique did not seem to be effective to be implemented. It made the students not enthusiastics to enrich their vocabulary. In addition, the students also had difficulties in using vocabulary in answering questions because they had limited vocabulary to understand the question, yet to answer it. It was proved by looking at their mean of vocabulary score (68.2) which was the lowest among the other first grade classes. It also did not achieve the minimum of standard score (75) for English subject. Thus, the using of English subtitled movie was done to enhance the students’ vocabulary achievement.

The study was done in two cycles to check the consistency of the research result. Each cycle covered two meetings of the action implementation and one meeting for administering the test. Besides, the percentage of the students who achieved the minimum of standard score (75) significantly increased into 39% from the pre-Cycle (36%) to Cycle 1 (75%). In other words, Cycle 1 fulfilled the criteria of success because 75% of students achieved the research criteria. Then, the action was still continued to Cycle 2 to check the consistency of the students’ vocabulary achievement and their active participation.

The result of Cycle 2 showed much better result. It was reported that 81% of the students achieved the minimum of standard score (75). It means that there was 6% improvement from Cycle 1 which was 75%.

Based on the result above, it can be concluded that the use of English subtitled movie could improve the tenth IPA 1 grade students’ vocabulary achievement.