THE USE OF TOTAL PHYSICAL RESPONSE (TPR) IN TEACHING VOCABULARY MASTERY OF THE FOURTH GRADE STUDENTS OF SD NEGERI 1 NGABUL JEPARA IN THE ACADEMIC YEAR OF 2021/2022

Widyatmoko, Zaky. 2023. The Use of Total Physical Response (TPR) in Teaching
Vocabulary Mastery of the Fourth Grade Students of SD Negeri 1 Ngabul Jepara
in The Academic Year of 2021/2022. Final Project, English Education Study
Program, Faculty of Language and Arts Education, University of PGRI Semarang.
Advisor I: Dr. Jafar Sodiq, S.Pd. M.Pd, Advisor II: Entika Fani Prastikawati,
S.Pd. M.Pd.
Keywords: Total Physical Response, vocabulary mastery, fourth grade students.
This final project is based on a study which attempted to examine the use
of Total Physical Response (TPR) in teaching vocabulary mastery of the fourth
grade students of SDN I Ngabul Tahunan Jepara. The main purposes of this study
were to determine the effect of TPR in teaching vocabulary mastery and the
students’ attitude toward learning using TPR.
The fourth grade class in SDN I Ngabul was consisted of 25 students
were objects of this study. Pre-test was used as indicator to know the students’
mastery in vocabulary. The learning using TPR is done to increase students’
vocabulary mastery. The post-test and questionnaire were used to gain data on
students’ vocabulary mastery and the students’ attitude toward learning using the
TPR.
The result showed that students’ score was increasing. The students were
also in great enthusiasm during the learning process with Total Physical
Response. They were very enjoyable and happy during with that. It showed that
TPR is successfully helping students in vocabulary mastery.