THE INFLUENCE OF FLY SWATTER GAME ON IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY AT THE FIRST GRADE OF MTS MA’ARIF CIKEDUNG

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Evi Nurjanah. 14111320097. THE INFLUENCE OF FLY SWATTER GAME ON IMPROVING STUDENTS‟ VOCABULARY AT THE FIRST GRADE OF MTS MA‟ARIF CIKEDUNGudEnglish as foreign language give students a chance to master the other language, but it still becomes problems when students face the difficulties when learning it, especially when they should remember many words to facilitate the four skills. Realizing it, the strategy is important to be used in classroom for teaching vocabulary. Game is the strategy can be used to improve students‟ vocabulary since it is believed that can help students learn easily. So, this research is intended to find out the influence of fly swatter game on improving students‟ vocabulary at the first grade of MTS Ma‟arif Cikedung.udThis study aimed to find out the students‟ vocabulary mastery before and after using the Fly Swatter game strategy, and to find out the significance influence of fly swatter game to improve students‟ vocabulary mastery.udFurthermore, the quantitative study is conducted to find out the influence of Fly swatter Game to Improve students‟ vocabulary. The researcher conducts Test (pretest and posttest) to collect the data. Here, data taken from students at MTS Ma‟arif Cikedung as a sour of the data, then the data will be analyzed descriptive statistically and inferential statistically.udMoreover, the t-test is used to analyze the statistical data. Here the independent sample t-test is used, because the data is comes from different group. The finding shows the t-test result is 1.823, degree of freedom is 38 with the number of t-table 5% is 1.69. Because the t score > t table (1.823 > 1.69) so Ho is rejected and Ha is accepted. It means that there is significant influence of the application of the fly swatter game to improve students‟ vocabulary mastery in the first grade of Mts Ma‟arif Cikedung.udIn addition, based on the result, the Fly Swatter Game strategy helps students to improve their vocabulary with enjoyable atmosphere. In this game students have challenge to looking for the words that has been provide with the clue that given by teacher.