Using Total Physical Response (TPR) method on teaching vocabulary at Mts. Syarifuddin Wonorejo Lumajang

This study is about Using Total Physical Response (TPR) method on teaching vocabulary at MTs Syarifuddin Wonorejo Lumajang. Actually, many methods can be used to teach English. One of the methods is Total Physical Response (TPR) method. According to research conducted by James Asher states that TPR attempt to teach language through physical (motor) activity. This method for teaching vocabulary, in which the teacher acts out the vocabulary being taught and the students learn new vocabulary by imitating the teacher's model. The teachers' role as the model and the students are as imitator. Students can enjoy in learning English by using this method, because it allows them to move and to be active. This study takes one main problem: Is there any influence of TPR method on teaching vocabulary for the students? The purpose of the study is to find out the influence of TPR method on teaching vocabulary for e students. The population in this research is all the students of seventh grade in 2009- 2010 academic years. The sample in this research is VIIC is several of the students which taken by random sampling. This study is Quasi- Experimental by using Pre­ test and Post-test design. The researcher used data analysis of non parametric statistic to analyze Questionnaire of data has been disquantification by using" Likert Scale" is Wilcoxon signed-rank test formula. And also analysis of non statistic that used to analyze of Quantitative data. The researcher uses Wilcoxon signed-rank test to analyze the data of Questionnaire. The result of Zhitung is -3, 5476 and the determiner of Ztabel from the ' list is 1, 9 score. Because of the experiment is done by 2side, so the Ztabel also has -1, 96 score. And also researcher conclude that Zhitung < - Ztabel. It means that there is Influence of TPR Method on Teaching Vocabulary for the students after this method is applied. Finally, it was expected that the teacher should consider the use of TPR as one of the techniques especially on teaching vocabulary. Since it could be easily for the students to memorize vocabulary without memorizing the meaning (a list of English words) and also be able to creating interesting atmosphere on teaching learning process to avoid the students' boredom.