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and interaction around the world. Even though we live in a country that does not use

English as a national language, but in this era of globalization which is almost of

every thing using English as a lingua franca, for example, English language is used

on technology, economic field, education, science, state, religion and as a global

language of the world, we need to master English language.

As Farzad Sharifian says on his book (2009:2) “EIL (English as an

international language) emphasizes that English, with its many varieties, is a language

of international, and therefore intercultural, communication.” So, that is enough to

answer why we should learn English language accurately. To follow the progress of

current globalization, English language has been taught for a long time in schools.

According to David Crystal (2003:5):

English is now the language most widely taught as a foreign language – in over 100 countries, such as China, Russia, Germany, Spain, Egypt and Brazil – and in most of these countries it is emerging as the chief foreign language to be encountered in schools, often displacing another language in the process.

So that, also the schools in Indonesia applied the English language learning of

their classes to produce the smart and genius generation that ready to face the

challenges of the world.

Certainly, in communication that using English language, we need to interact

and understand each other by using the rules of English language. In an interaction,

we can not be separated with the vocabulary which are they content of many words

that represent every thing in the world. On the other hand, the skills of reading,

speaking, listening and writing also depends on the mastery of vocabulary or the

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words. As according to Oxford Advance Learner’s Dictionary of current “Language

is the system of sounds and words used by humans to express their thought and

feelings”. As a matter of fact, we as human being that using language in our daily

communication have learned many thousands of word since childhood.

To know further, according to Jill and Charles Hadfield on their book

(2006:45):

A vocabulary item, sometimes called a lexical item, can be:1. A single word, for example, cat, table2. Two or three words that go together to make one meaning, for example, a

noun like washing machine or a phrasal verb like pass out or come up with3. A multi-word phrase or chunk of language like as a matter of fact, never

mind, by the way.

As we know, the basic English vocabulary has been taught to the students

since they at elementary school then to be continued until adult and because of the

mastery of vocabulary and their confidence surely, they are going to ready to speak

English fluently. Talk about vocabulary, Jill and Charles Hadfield (2006:45) still says

that learners need to know:

1. How to spelt2. How it is pronounced3. The meaning of the word4. What part of speech it is5. Which words it is often used with (collocation)6. How the word is used: in what situations and contexts

The writer has an experience in teaching English on the seventh grade of

Islamic junior high school (MTs Tunas Cendikia), and the writer thinks that they have

the difficulties of learning English especially in vocabulary because of their limitation

in memorizing, pronouncing, understanding and using the vocabulary. So they need a

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method or a game that useful in English learning, because sometimes students, they

are not really enough with opening the dictionary only. For many cases, mostly of

them forgetting the vocabulary just after knowing the meaning.

Today, many methods applied in English classroom, but some of them just

appropriate with certain situations, conditions and materials surely. The students need

the way to how to master the words (the vocabulary) that useful for any English

material. The writer tries to bring up an idea to make easy the students in learning

vocabulary by using Spelling Bee game. Spelling bee game in the English learning

classroom, practices the teacher as pronouncer and the students as speller with the

depth learning continuously. Spelling bee game in the classroom, not only ‘spell’, but

also using the rule of spelling such as the students have to recognize the definition of

word (English to English), the form of word, the example of word, the homonym or

antonym etc. Spelling bee game gives the aids to the student in memorizing and

understanding the vocabularies of any English material. For examples:

Spell ‘stewardess’ ‘may I have the

definition?’

‘a person who serves passengers on a ship, plane, etc’

‘es- ti- i – double yu – e – ar – di – i– double s’

‘stewardess’

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Spelling bee game is a fun way learning to give the stimulation on the

children or students that study English is joyful. At the first, spelling bee is the

highest spelling competition that comes from United State, and usually the words are

taken form Merriam-Webster dictionary (downloaded from www.wikipedia.com at

9.23 pm on April 1st 2012). But now, it can be a fun method or game that can be

applied in the classroom. And this study is aimed to find out whether Spelling Bee

Game could improve the vocabulary competence of the seventh grade of MTs Tunas

Cendikia.

Based on the explanation above, the writer has the solution for the problem

that happened on students that how to increase the vocabulary competence. Some

students, has the difficulty in remembering and understanding the words, so that they

have a way to solve it. In order to make easy the process of teaching and learning, this

study is hoped to become a useful way for teacher and students, the study with

entitled in “The Influence of Application of Spelling Bee Game on The Students’

Vocabulary Competence at The Seventh Grade Students of MTs Tunas Cendikia

Cirebon”.

That’s correct!

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B. The Identification of The Problem

The problems of this research are divided into three categories, as follow:

1. The Research Field

The research field in writing this thesis is vocabulary. To help the students

more interested, and understand easily in vocabulary, so the writer applies spelling

bee game.

2. The Approach of the Research

The approach of this research is using quantitative approach and statistical

analysis. kinds of the problem in this research are students that have the difficulty

in memorizing, pronouncing, understanding and using the vocabularies of English

dictionary.

3. The Main Problem

The main problem of this thesis is the difficulty of the students in vocabulary.

The students have the difficulty in memorizing, pronouncing, understanding and

using the vocabulary.

C. The Limitation of The Problem

The limitation of the problem of this research consists of three kinds of

problem, they are the students vocabulary competence, the application of spelling bee

game, and the influence between both of them.

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D. The Questions of The Research

The questions of the research are as follows:

1) How is the students’ competence in English vocabulary?

2) How is the students’ response of application of spelling bee game on students’

vocabulary competence?

3) Is there any positive and significant influence of application of spelling bee

game on the students’ vocabulary competence?

E. The Aims of The Research

Based on the questions of the research above, the writer has the aims of the

research as follows:

1) To find out know the data of the students’ competence in English vocabulary

2) To find out the data of the students’ response of application of spelling bee

game on students’ vocabulary competence

3) To find out the data of positive and significant influence of application of

spelling bee game on the students’ vocabulary competence

F. The Use of The Research

The research is hoped to be able to show the improving the students

competence in memorizing, pronouncing, understanding and using the vocabulary of

any English material through spelling bee game. Beside that, with game or like a

competition can motivate the students in learning English.

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G. The Frame of Thinking

In English learning, we know the four language skills that should be mastered

by students, they are reading, listening, writing and speaking skill. Those skills sure

will reach by the mastery of vocabulary. According to Oxford Advance Learner’s

Dictionary of current “Vocabulary is the total number of words in a language.”

On the other hand, the mastery of vocabulary is very important to increase

speaking skill on students, but the problem is how to help students to learning

vocabulary completely without make them bored. One of the useful method is

spelling bee game, which is the teacher as pronouncer and the students as speller.

As properly as competition (teacher can make the condition class like the

competition too), in spelling bee game students who are learning vocabulary relate

with:

1. Learning vocabularies from English dictionary if they find the difficult

words of English material, e.g. spell “gorgeous”

2. Spelling one letter by one letter per-word “ji-o-ar’-ji-i-o-yu-es” it’s

“gorgeous”

3. They need to understand the meaning of word (English to English

language that can use oxford dictionary), for example:

Student: “may I have the definition sir?”

Teacher: “giving pleasure and satisfaction or wonderful”

4. The form of word (grammar) even up to homonym or antonym, for

example:

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Student: “may I know the form?”

Teacher: “it’s an adjective”

5. The example of word in sentence, for example:

Student: “may I have the sentence, please?”

Teacher: “I saw the gorgeous beach yesterday”

While, teacher who guides the students is suggested to:

1. Make sure the pronunciation of word

2. Repair the misspell

3. Give the definition

4. Give the form of grammar

5. Give the example of sentence

6. Give the exercise or test like the competition

7. Give the reward

According to Ernesto Aryo (2010) talk about spelling bee, he gives an opinion

on an article “The brave of forward, then the brave of speaking. Next public speaking.

It’s more useful in Indonesia”.

Even though spelling bee is the prestigious competition in United State

(Indonesia and other countries), but the writer tries to apply it into English learning

method and it is hoped can help students of seventh grade at MTs Tunas Cendikia

Cirebon in improving vocabulary that gives the positive influence for English

labguage skill.

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H. The Hypothesis of The Research

a. Research hypothesis

There is a positive and significant influence of application of spelling bee

game on the students’ vocabulary competence.

b. Alternate hypothesis

There is no a positive and significant influence of application of spelling bee

game on the students’ vocabulary competence.

I. The Methodology of The Research

The steps of this research are:

1. The Objective of The Research

This research has a purpose to know the influence of application of spelling

bee game on the students’ vocabulary competence.

2. The Variables of The Research

There are two variables in this research:

a. X variable: application of spelling bee game

b. Y variable: the students’ vocabulary competence.

3. The Place and Time of The Research

To obtain these data, the writer will take from an observation at Tunas

Cendikia Cirebon. She will visit the school and interview the headmaster of school,

the teacher, and the students. She began to do the research on April 1 st until June 30th

2012.

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4. The Method of The Research

The research that is used in this research is empiric research and the method

that is used in this research is quantitative method.

5. The Population and Sample

a. Population

Accrording to Sugiyono (2011:80) “The population is the generalization area

that is composed of the object/subject that have certain qualities and characteristics

are determined by the researcher to learn and then drawn the conclusion”. The

population in this research are all of the students of seventh grade of MTs Tunas

Cendikia. The students who become population consist of 150 students.

b. Sample

Sugiyono (2011:81) still says on his book, “Sample is the part the number and

characteristics that is possessed by the population”. This research uses simple random

sampling, according to Earl R. Babbie (2010:211):

Simple random sampling (SRS) is the basic sampling method assumed in the statistical computations of social research – simple random sampling (SRS) A type of probability sampling in which in the units composing a population are assigned numbers. A set of random numbers is then generated, and the units having those numbers are included in the sample.

The students who become the respondent as sample (simple random sampling)

consists of 15 from 7 A class and 15 from 7 B class, so the total is 30 students.

6. The Technique of Collecting Data

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There are three instruments that are used by the writer in this research, they

are:

a. Observation

At the research place, to get the data of objective condition, the students and

the facilities of the school, the writer will use observation as one of the technique of

collecting data in this research.

b. Interview

Interview is a number of dialogues that is done by interviewer to get some

information.

The writer does a number of dialogues that relate with the needed data. She

asks some of interview questions to the headmaster, English teacher and some

students. Also she asks to the sub administration to get the data about objective

condition and facilitates of the school as one of the form of collecting data.

c. Test

To know the students competence in improving the vocabularies of English

dictionary through spelling bee game, the writer has provided the test on vocabularies

to the students of 7A and 7B.

7. The Technique of Analysis Data

To find out the quantitative data, the writer analyzes the data based on the

results of the test of vocabulary that applied by spelling bee game. The technique of

analysis data for this research is using the formula of Product Moment by Pearson.

The formula for the Pearson r is:

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r xy = ∑ XY

√( ∑ X2 )(∑Y 2)

Where:

r xy = the score of product moment by Pearson

X = the students’ vocabulary competence

Y = the students’ vocabulary competence that applied by spelling bee game

∑XY = the total (amount of XY variable)

But, to find out ∑XY, the writer should put the mean score by using the mean

formula as follows:

Mean for X variable is: MX = ∑ XN

And mean for Y variable is: MY = ∑YN

Where:

MX = the mean score of X variable (the students’ vocabulary competence)

∑X = the total (amount of X variable)

MY = the mean score of Y variable (the students’ vocabulary competence that

applied by spelling bee game)

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∑Y = the total (amount of Y variable)

N = the number of students

To know the research has significant correlation the writer uses the formula of

t and the formula for degree of freedom (dF) is N – 2

t 0 = r √(n−2)

√(1−r2)

Where:

t 0 = t-observed

r = the score of product moment by Pearson

And to know the research has significant influence or no significant influence

or how many percent of X variable gives contribution to the Y variable, the writer

uses the formula of DC (Determination Coefficient) is r2 x 100%

DC = r2 x 100%

From the result of computation, the values of t-observed (t 0) can determined

by consulting it to the value of t-table with significance 5% and the degrees of

freedom.