THE IMPLEMENTATION OF TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE (TPR) METHOD TO IMPROVE STUDENTS' VOCABULARY

The background of this research is the low English vocabulary of seventh-grade students at Madrasah Basis Santri Pondok Pesantren Daruth Thalibin in the academic year 2022/2023. One of the causes of the low vocabulary is that learning methods or media that are fun, interesting, and varied have yet to be optimized. Thus resulting in students paying less attention during learning. To overcome these obstacles, the researcher and teacher apply learning methods and media that can increase student learning motivation by using the Total Physical Response (TPR) method and LCD projectors as media. Therefore, this research aims to determine how the implementation of teaching vocabulary using the Total Physical Response (TPR) method and whether the TPR method can improve the students' vocabulary. This type of research was Classroom Action Research, which had four stages in each cycle: Planning. Action, Observation, and Reflection. The research was conducted in two cycles, each cycle consists of three meetings. The teacher acts as an instructor and the researcher as an observer. The research subjects were 20 students. Data collection was obtained based on observation, test, and documentation results. The data analysis used is descriptive qualitative and descriptive quantitative. Qualitative data was obtained from observation sheets and documentation. Based on the qualitative data analysis, it shows that students gave a positive response to this research. Students were happy and enthusiastic in teaching and learning activities. The implementation of the TPR method can make students easier to remember vocabulary so that it can improve their vocabulary mastery. Meanwhile, quantitative data was obtained from students' vocabulary test scores. The results of the data analysis showed that the percentage of pre-action scores was 30% of students who passed, with an average of 56.75. After carrying out actions using the TPR method in the learning process, cycle I data increased by 15% to 45% of students who passed, with an average of 68.75. In cycle II, the average student score was 81, with 80% of students passed the test and an increase of 35%. Cycle II was stopped because students had achieved classical mastery 80%/16 of the total number of students in one class, and individual students reached KKM 75. From this data, it can be concluded that the learning was declared complete individually and classically. So, using the TPR method can improve students' vocabulary.