The use of animation video in improving vocabulary of the secondgrade student of SMP Negeri 6 Watampone

Abstract

Learning vocabulary as one of core elements of a language is primarily needed to build up language skills. Withouthaving adequate vocabulary, students will get difficulties in comprehending and producing language as well as creating communicatve language skill, particularly English language. Many students are lack of ideas and vocabulary in English langauge. Moreover, the teachers are still using conventional method in teaching that does not give significant improvement to the students’ English skills.Therefore, using media in teaching and learning process is necessary. This paper aims to improve students’ vocabulary using an animation video and give the teachers an idea in teaching English. It employed a pre-experimental design which applied pre-test and post-test as the instruments of the research. It used an animation video as a media to improve students’ vocabulary. The subject of the research was the second grade students of SMP Negeri 6 Watampone in academic year 2015/2016 and the sample consisted of 20 students of VIII A.The result of the study demonstrates that there was a significant difference between pre-test and post-test. The useof animation video as teaching media to improve the vocabulary and interest of the second grade students of SMP Negeri 6 Watampone. Additionally,  the teacher also get an idea to create an interesting  lesson material  using animation video in teaching and learning process