The Effect of Scramble to Improving Vocabulary Mastery of the First Year Student at State Vocational High School 1 Pematangsiantar

In a community, communication is the means by which ideas and messages are passed from one person to another. Language is necessary for individuals to communicate. One of the tools of communication is language. Language is a tool for interaction or communication in society, providing people with ideas, food for thought, and specialized information. Language is either arbitrary or the primary means of inter-human communcation. Language is a system that links gestures and sounds to meaning. The purpose of this study, which was to determine whether using the scramble game improved students' vocabulary in any different meaningful ways and to determine the motivational factors between the participants, was to examine how scramble might be used to improve students' vocabulary ability in the classroom

Students' Perception on the Use of English Pop Song in Improving the Skill of Pronunciation

This research aimed to find out or to investigate the students’ perception on the use of English pop song in enhancing pronunciation those are internal and external factors of perception. This research design was descriptive qualitative research method with study case approach. The research conducted focused on tenth-grade students of SMA Swasta YP HKBP 1 Pematangsiantar, comprising four classes with a total population of 78 students. Data collection was carried out through questionnaires containing 25 statements regarding students' perceptions on the use of English pop songs in improving pronunciation. These questionnaires were presented in the form of a Likert scale, ranging from strongly agree to strongly disagree. The data analyzed in form of words, definitions, quotations, statements and figure that supporting in this research. The result showed that students had good or positive perceptions on the use of English pop song in enhancing pronunciation. From 25 questionnaires, only one items that students mostly chose disagree and strongly disagree which is never practice to pronounce cleary by repeating unique words or sentences in the lyrics. The rest of questionnaires were perceived positively where most of students chose agree as their responses to the statements. It can be concluded that English pop song gave a good and positive perception or impact and can be alternative way in teaching and learning process especially in learning pronunciation