THE EFFECTIVENESS OF COUNSELLING LEARNING APPROACH AND SCRABBLE GAME IN THE TEACHING OF VOCABULARY

Abstract

Abstrak : Masalah utama kenapa prestasi bahasa Inggris mahasiswa itu kurang baik, terletak pada kurangnya penguasaan kosa kata. Penelitian ini untuk mengetahui apakah CLA dengan media Scrabble game efektif bila diterapkan untuk mengajar kosa kata bahasa Inggris. Penelitian ini menggunakan metode eksperimental semu, dengan menerapkan desain nonrandomized control group pre-test and post-test. Subjeks penelitian ini mahasiswa semester 1 STIE Perbanas Surabaya tahun akademik 2016/2017. Kelas A berjumlah 58 mahasiswa sebagai kelompok control, kelas B berjumlah 60 mahasiswa sebagai kelompok eksperimental. Hasil penelitian membuktikan bahwa CLA dengan media Scrabble game sangat efektif digunakan untuk mengajar kosa kata. Kata Kunci : Effectiveness, counselling learning approach, scrabble game Abstract : The basic problem, why most of university students' English achievement is bad, lies on the lack of their vocabulary mastery. This study is to find whether Counselling Learning Approach (CLA) with Scrabble game is effective when applied in the teaching of vocabulary. The research method of this study was quasi experimental, applying nonrandomized control group pre-test and post-test design. The subjects of the study were the first semester students of STIE Perbanas Surabaya academic year 2016/2017. Class A of the first semester numbering 58 students as the control group and they were taught by using conventional method while class B of the first semester numbering 60 students as an experimental group. The result of the study has proved that Counselling Learning Approach with Scrabble game was very effective used in the teaching of vocabulary. Key Words : Effectiveness, counselling learning approach, scrabble game