STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY USING VISUAL MEDIA AT SMPN 40 MAKASSAR

Abstract

This research aims to determine the use of visual media in the form of pictures as an alternative strategy to improve students' vocabulary mastery in learning English. This study used a pre-experimental approach with a total sample of 20 students of class VIIIa 2 at SMPN 40 Makassar. In this study, data collection was carried out by conducting pre-test and post-test. The results of the data analysis showed that the use of visual media as an alternative strategy can improve students' vocabulary mastery. This can be proven by the t-test value lower than P (0.000 < 0.05) which means that this study is rejected and is accepted. So, it can be concluded that the use of visual media can improve students' vocabulary in class VIIIa 2 at SMPN 40 Makassar.