THE EFFECT OF MESSAGE SECRET GAME ON STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ENRICHMENT

Abstract

Vocabulary is one of language components. It means that people who study a foreign language must learn it as basic knowledge. It helps them to master language skills if they have enough vocabulary in their mind. The research is intended to prove whether there is an effect of message secret game on students’ vocabulary enrichment. The research was conducted to the seventh grade students of SMP Muhammadiyah Puraseda. There are three classes with the total number of students is 120. The sample of the research is taken 30% from the population by proportional random sampling technique. Lottery system is used to take 36 students as the sample that are divided into two groups; 18 as experimental group taught by Message Secret Game and 18 as control group taught by Presentation, Practice and Production (PPP). Pre-test is given to two groups at the beginning of the research, four times treatments and post-test at the end of the term. The result of vocabulary test was calculated by t-test, and the result shows that the value of t-test is 2.56 at the level of significant of 0.05 is 1.70 and at the level of significance 0.01 is 2.46 with d.f =34. Therefore, the result can be described by the equation of 1.70<2.46<2.56. It means that the alternative hypothesis (Ha) is accepted. As the result, it can be concluded that Message Secret Game can be used as alternative way to enrich students’ vocabulary.