IMPROVING X IPA-1 STUDENTS’ AFFINITY IN LEARNING ENGLISH VOCABULARY BY USING GUESS WORD METHOD

Abstract

Learning vocabulary is important for people who learn languages, and English is no
exception. Nowadays, much things need English, such as job, university, even school but
many people still face trouble in learning English vocabulary. Therefore, the writer did a
classroom action research at SMA Negeri 12 Banda Aceh by using Guess Word method.
The writer chose 4 students from 28 students of X IPA-1 as the subject since the writer
taught at this classroom. The writer conducted this study for three months and got
satisfied result. The writer conducted this study in one cycle with result 50% as the
analysis of the pre-test and 50% as the students’ activity observation analysis. For the
post-test analysis the subject got 100% and 81.25% as the students’ activity observation
analysis. This study reached the success only until 1st cycle. Because of this pandemic
situation, this study was done through Zoom Cloud meeting room and the writer sent the
assignments through WhatsApp.