THE USE OF “PHRAZZLE ME” GAME TO IMPROVE THE

STUDENTS’ GRAMMAR MASTERY AT MTs. SURYA BUANA

MALANG

THESIS

By:

By:
FIRDANINGSIH
201010100311142

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
NOVEMBER 2014
 THE USE OF “PHRAZZLE ME” GAME TO IMPROVE THE
STUDENTS’ GRAMMAR MASTERY AT MTs. SURYA BUANA
MALANG

THESIS

By:
FIRDANINGSIH

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
NOVEMBER 2014
 THE USE OF “PHRAZZLE ME” GAME TO IMPROVE THE
STUDENTS’ GRAMMAR MASTERY AT MTs. SURYA BUANA
MALANG

THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements

to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education

By:
FIRDANINGSIH
201010100311142

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADIYAH MALANG

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
ENGLISH DEPARTMENT
NOVEMBER 2014
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 MOTTO AND DEDICATION

Menuntut ilmu adalah taqwa

Menyampaikan ilmu adalah ibadah
Mengulang- ulang ilmu adalah dzikir
Mencari ilmu adalah jihad
-Imam Al Ghazali-

Al- ummu madrasatul uula

Jika kamu tidak sanggup menahan lelahnya belajar,

maka kamu harus sanggup menahan perihnya kebodohan.
-Imam Syafi’i-

This Thesis is Dedicated to:

 My beloved mother “Wiwik” and father “Phoeny”
 My beloved sister “Inti”
 My little niece “Raisa”
 All of my friends
 The Lecturers and Students of English Department
Faculty of Teacher Training and Education
University of Muhammadiyah Malang

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL .............................................................................................. i

LEGALIZATION..................................................................................... ii

STATEMENT OF WORK’S ORIGINALITY.................................... iii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION ............................................................... iv

ABSTRACT............................................................................................... v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS .................................................................... vi

TABLE OF CONTENTS ........................................................................ vii

CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ......................................................... 1

1.1 Background of the Study ..................................................................... 1

1.2 Statement of the Problem .................................................................... 5

1.3 Statement of the Hypothesis ............................................................... 6

1.4 Purpose of the Study ........................................................................... 6

1.5 Significance of the Study..................................................................... 6

1.6 Scope and Limitation ........................................................................... 7

1.7 Definition of Key Terms...................................................................... 7

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE ................ 9

2.1 Teaching English.................................................................................. 9

2.2 Teaching English Grammar................................................................. 10

2.2.1 Tense ............................................................................................. 12

2.3 General Concept of Game .................................................................. 18

2.4 The Advantages of Using Game in Language Teaching .................. 19

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2.5 Phrazzle Me .......................................................................................... 21

2.6 How to Play the “Phrazzle Me” Game ............................................... 22

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY.............................. 23

3.1 Research Design................................................................................... 23

3.2 Population and Sample ........................................................................ 24

3.2.1 Population .................................................................................. 24

3.2.2 Sample ........................................................................................ 24

3.3 Treatment for the Experimental Group............................................... 25

3.4 Teaching Procedure for the Control Group ........................................ 26

3.5 Research Instrument............................................................................. 26

3.5.1 Try Out ....................................................................................... 27

3.5.2 Validity....................................................................................... 27

3.5.3 Reliability................................................................................... 28

3.5.4 Level of Difficulty..................................................................... 29

3.6 Data Collection .................................................................................... 30

3.7 Data Analysis ...................................................................................... 31

3.8 Hypothesis Testing............................................................................... 32

CHAPTERV IV: RESEARCH FINDINGS AND DISCUSSION..... 34

4.1 Research Findings ................................................................................ 34

4.1.1 The Result of Pre Test of the Experimental Group ................ 34

4.1.2 The Result of Pre Test of the Control Group .......................... 34

4.1.3 The Result of Post Test of the Experimental Group .............. 35

4.1.4 The Result of Post Test of the Control Group ........................ 35

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 4.1.5 The Result of Hypothesis Testing ............................................ 35

4.2 Discussion ............................................................................................ 36

CHAPTER V: CONCLUSION AND SUGGESTION ....................... 38

5.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 38

5.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................ 38

REFERENCES ........................................................................................ 40

APPENDIXES........................................................................................... 43

Appendix 1 Test of Grammar .................................................................... 44

Appendix 2 Answer Keys ......................................................................... 48

Appendix 3 Level of Difficulty and Index of Descrimination ................ 49

Appendix 4 Point Biserial Correlation...................................................... 52

Appendix 5 Reliability By Kuder Richardson (KR20)............................ 55

Appendix 6 The Pre Test Score of the Experimental Group ................... 58

Appendix 7 The Pre Test Score of the Control Group............................. 59

Appendix 8 The Post Test Score of the Experimental Group ................. 60

Appendix 9 The Post Test Score of the Control Group ........................... 61

Appendix 10 The Result of Hyphothesis Testing .................................... 62

Appendix 11 Lesson Plan for Experimental Group ................................. 64

Appendix 12 Lesson Plan for Control Group ........................................... 86

Appendix 13 Students’ Answer Sheet ...................................................... 108

Appendix 14 Letter..................................................................................... 114

Appendix 15 Example of “Phrazzle Me” game ....................................... 115

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