IMPROVING VOCABULARY MASTERY THROUGH ANAGRAM TECHNIQUE

Abstract

The objective of this research is to find out whether or not the vocabulary mastery of the students can be improved through anagram technique. This research usesquasi-experimental research design. The population was the second-grade students which were class B as the experimental group and class D as the control group. It consisted of 20 students selected by purposive sampling technique. Experimental group was given treatment, while the control group was not. The technique of data collection was test. It is pretest and posttest. The pre-test was given beforethe researcher conducted thetreatment while post-test was given after the researcher conducted thetreatment. The treatment was given for eight times. In analyzing the data, the researcher used 0.05 level of significance and 38-degree of freedom (df). The t-counted was 4.04 and t-table was 2.026. The t-counted was higher than t-table, and the hypothesis was accepted. Based on the results, it can be concludes that anagram technique gives a significant improvementin vocabulary. It means that the use of anagram technique can improve English vocabulary mastery of second grade at SMP Negeri 19 Palu.

Keywords: Improving, Vocabulary Mastery, Anagram Technique