TABLE OF CONTENTS

PAGE OF APPROVAL

STATEMENT . i

ABSTRACT . ii

PREFACE iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .. iv

TABLE OF CONTENTS v

LIST OF TABLES .. ix

LIST OF CHART. x

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION . 1

1.1 Background ... 1

1.2 Research Questions 4

1.3 Aims of the Study .. 5

1.4 Limitation of the Study.. 5

1.4 Significance of the Study .. 5

1.5 Clarification of Terms 5

1.6 Organization of Paper. 6

CHAPTER II THEORETICAL FOUNDATION 7

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 2.1 Vocabulary .................... 7

2.1.1 Definition of Vocabulary... 7

2.1.2 The Role of Vocabulary in Teaching Reading.. 8

2.1.3 The Importance of Vocabulary

in Teaching Reading Language Skills.. 10

2.2 The Use of games in Teaching Vocabulary 12

2.3 Spelling Bee Game 13

2.3.1 Spelling Bee in Teaching Vocabulary 14

2.3.2 Spelling Bee in the Classroom 15

2.4 Recount Text . 16

2.4.1 Definition of Recount Text... 16

2.4.2 Generic Structure and Language Feature of Recount

Text. 16

2.4.3 Types of Recount Text.. 17

2.5 Other Related Studies 17

2.6 Concluding Remark.. 19

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY . 20

3.1 Research Design .. 20

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 3.2 Data Collection ... 22

3.2.1 Population and sample. 22

3.2.2 Research Instruments... 22

3.2.3 Research Procedure.. 23

3.2.3.1 Administering Pilot Test... 23

3.2.3.2 Conducting Treatment.. 23

3.2.3.3 Administering Pre-test and Post-test 24

3.2.3.4 Conduction Questionnaire 25

3.3 Data Analysis . 25

3.3.1 Scoring Technique .. 25

3.3.2 Data Analysis on Pilot-test.. 26

3.3.3 Data Analysis on Pre-test and Post-test . 28

3.3.4 Data Analysis on the

Questionnaire... 30

3.4 Concluding Remark. 31

CHAPTER IV FINDINGS AND DISCUSSIONS 34

4.1 The Result Analysis of Pilot Test, Pre-test, and Post-

test.... 34

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 4.1.1 Pilot Test Result Analysis 34

4.1.2 Pre-test Result Analysis .. 38

4.1.3 Post-test Result Analysis . 42

4.2 Students Responses toward the Use of Spelling Bee

Game. 46

4.3 Concluding Remark.. 51

CHAPTER V CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ... 52

5.1 Conclusions .. 52

5.2 Suggestions .. 53

REFERENCES .. 54

APPENDICES

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 LIST OF TABLES

Table 3.1 Categories of Statements. 31

Table 3.2 Range Score for Positive Statement.............................................. 32

Table 4.1 The Results of Validity Test . 35

Table 4.2 The Results of Reliability Test. 36

Table 4.3 The Results of Difficulty Test . 37

Table 4.4 The Results of Discrimination Test .. 38

Table 4.5 The Categorization of Test Scores.. 39

Table 4.6 Students Vocabulary Mastery before Treatments 40

Table 4.7 Statistics of the Pre-test Result..... 41

Table 4.8 Students Vocabulary Mastery after Treatments.. 42

Table 4.9 Statistic of the Post-test Result 43

Table 4.10 Dependent t-test Result 44

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 Table 4.11 Category 1: Spelling Bee game enhances students vocabulary

mastery.. 47

Table 4.12 Category 2: Spelling Bee game creates relaxed and enjoyable

atmosphere. 48

Table4.13 Category 3: Spelling Bee game encourages students learning

motivation 49

LIST OF CHART

Chart 5.1 Students Responses toward the Use of Spelling Bee Game........... 50

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