The effectiveness of wall dictation for vocabulary teaching of tenth graders in Smk n 1 kudus academic year 2022/2023 (a quasy experimental research)
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- Learning English is one of the things that students find difficult. Not only learn how they speak, write, read, or listen but also how they understand each word. Difficulty identifying and understanding a word will be a scourge for lazy students to learn. It is important for teachers to be able to teach and provide space for students so that they can learn English vocabulary in a way that is fun and does not frustrate them. In this regard, this study aims to find differences in student achievement in terms of vocabulary before and after being taught using wall dictation. In addition, this research can also provide answers on how teachers and students interact in the teaching and learning process of vocabulary using wall dictation. This research is quantitative research. This method is used to answer problems and provide alternative suggestions about teaching vocabulary in the classroom. Researcher chose SMK N 1 Kudus because the researcher have done field work practices at the school, making it easier for researcher to recognize the environment and conduct research using random sampling with one research group. The researcher collected data through offline tests and conveyed the material by applying wall dictation. After that, the researcher analyzed the collected data and then interpreted the results. The result of the student's average score which was 59 before applying wall dictation and rise to 81 after applying wall dictation. In addition, the significance level was 0.05 and the degrees of freedom (df) were 35(N-1). It gets 2.042 as t-critical (t1). The writer finds that t-get (t0) is 15.37. This is higher than the t-critical (t1) 2.042. In conclusion, the results of the study indicate that wall dictation is an effective method for students to improve their vocabulary mastery. In addition, the researcher suggests that teachers can use wall dictation as a means for students to learn vocabulary in a fun way and students can also become more active and creative if the teaching and learning process is optimally established.