AN ANALISYS OF APPLICATION TOTAL PHYSICAL
RESPONSE (TPR) BY USING DEMONSTRATIVE SONGS
AS A METHOD OF TEACHING TO ENRICH ENGLISH
VOCABULARY AT THE FIRST GRADE STUDENTS
OF MTs MA’ARIF CIKEDUNG
Leny Sri Wahyuni: AN ANALYSIS OF APPLICATION TOTAL PHYSICAL
RESPONSE (TPR) BY USING DEMONSTRATIVE SONGS AS A
METHOD OF TEACHING TO ENRICH ENGLISH VOCABULARY
AT THE FIRST GRADE STUDENTS OF MTs MA’ARIF
CIKEDUNG.
"Babies don't learn by memorizing lists; why should children or adults?"
To be able to learn English language as second language, we can apply learning
system of baby in learning their mother tongue (first language). In same line with
Harrell and Jordan (2004: 65), TPR is an approach to second language acquisition
based on first language acquisition research. In first language acquisition, children
listen and acquire receive language before attempt to speak, they develop
understanding through moving their bodies, and they are not forced to speak until
they are ready.
In the fact, students still difficult in remembering of vocabulary, because of this
problem are the students’ lack in English vocabulary. It is known that vocabulary is
very important in learning language, especially English. It means that is needed
serious process in teaching and learning English vocabulary. For this reason, teacher
should pay more attention to teach vocabulary. Vocabulary should not rely on the
spoken words only; teacher should tries to give as clearly as possible the explanation
of the meaning of the words being taught by showing picture, dramatizing,
demonstrating, illustrating, paraphrasing, or giving the similarity with their native
language.
The aims of the research are to know the students’ difficulty in remembering of
vocabulary, to know the students are able in enriching of English vocabulary, to
know TPR by using demonstrative songs becomes an effective method of teaching to
enrich English vocabulary.
The approach of the research in this thesis taken by the writer is a qualitative
approach. The type of qualitative research the writer had chosen basic interpretative
studies.
The result of this research showed that the application of TPR method is very
effective and assist in course of students’ understanding, because it can stimulate
physical censor of student to active movement, so that they do not feel bored in
studying English who had hard assumed. Using of demonstrative songs in enriching
of vocabulary is good, because more interactive so that students can sing at the same
time learn and they can apply it anywhere and anytime. The application of TPR by
using demonstrative songs as an effective method to enrich English vocabulary, it is
proved the students are interested and enthusiast when the teacher uses this method to
enrich their vocabulary. So, the teacher is suggested to use this method in teaching
learning process, especially in vocabulary learning
