English Subtitle Video in Teaching Vocabulary to the Junior High School Students in Palu

Abstract

The aim of this research is to find out whether the use of the English subtitle video of the eighth-grade student of SMPN Madani Palu can improve the students' vocabulary or not. The researchers applied classroom action research to solve students' problems in the vocabulary of noun, verb, adjective in the form of spelling and meaning. The subject of this research was the eighth grade BIS 1 students of SMPN Madani Palu. The participants were 21 students. The research consists of one cycle. The criterion of success was that ≥ 70% of the students must pass vocabulary score of ≥70. The results of cycle 1 revealed that more than 70% of the students passed score ≥70 and therefore the cycle was stopped. The result showed improvement in the students' scores from the tests. On the first test, the number of students who passed the minimum criteria of completeness (KKM) was 6 students (29%). The number of students who passed the KKM on the second test was 16 (76%). The questionnaires and the observation supports the data; it shows that the teaching-learning process ran well. The students were active and enthusiastic during the teaching-learning process with English subtitle video strategy. The strategy can help the students to solve the vocabulary problem.