Thesis

THE EFFECTIVENESS OF TEAM GAMES TOURNAMENT (TGT) IN IMPROVING STUDENTS VOCABULARY BY USING VISUAL AIDS

(A Case Study at Modaputa English Course)*

The syllabus of Modaputa-English language course consisted of vocabulary mastery, therefore;  to encourage students mastering vocabulary, the teacher always applies cooperative learning method. Keeping students own adequate vocabulary, it needs a vary way to improve students’ vocabulary not only to memorize but also visualize it. It is assumed that applying different teaching technique to introduce the meaning of new words, using visual aids is good teaching techniques in which the teacher can apply in the cooperative learning process.

This research employed a mixed method design. It was a triangulation design. The design due to compare and contrast quantitative statistical results with qualitative findings. It applied questionnaires, classroom observations, interviews and achievement test to reveal the findings. The sample was 25 students which consisted of 15 people from SMP and 10 people from SMA and one teacher.

The study uncovers that Team Games Tournament (TGT) using visual aids is an effective way to encourage the students to improve their vocabulary and through the fun games make the students enthusiasm to attend the class at Modaputa-English Language Course Pangkajene Sidrap. This is due to the t-test values obtained were 4.826 and t-table was 2.064, degree freedom (df) n – 1 (24), at the 5% level of significance and 92.67 % of 25 students chose strongly positive and 7.33 % of the students chose positive statements toward TGT using visual aids in improving students’ vocabulary.

Key words: TGT, visual aids, vocabulary, students

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Let Creativity into the Language Class

Deviating from the coursebook can be a challenge for teachers working with a strict syllabus, but applying a little imagination can be highly effective and fun

Creativity is not an optional extra for a language teacher, something off the wall to do on a Friday afternoon perhaps. Rather, creativity should be the teacher's best friend.

For too long English language teachers have worried about finding the best method, the quickest, most efficient way to teach languages. But this quest for a pedagogic holy grail, however noble, is destined to fail, and for many reasons, not least because there are far too many variables flying around.

There's simply no best method. There can't be any top-down, one-size-fits-all, cookie-cutter approach that does justice to the complexity of learning a language. I would like to suggest that far from being panacea, principled, creative methodology can go a long way towards making the practice of teaching a second language more effective, and certainly much more enjoyable for both learners and teachers.

So what do we mean by "creativity"? It is best defined as a cluster of skills to fashion a product or idea that is original and is culturally valued. In other words, according to researchers, for an idea or product to be considered "creative" it should be new and useful.

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