The use of animation pictures to mprove students’ vocabulary of seventh grade at mts tpi sawit Seberang

This Research was aimed to find out the use of pictures to improve student vocabulary. This study was conducted by using classroom action research. \nThe subject of the research was seventh grade students of MTS TPI SAWIT SEBERANG in the academic years of 2016/2017. There were 39 students taken as subject, consisting of 21 males and 18 females. This research was done in two cycles. \nThe instrument for collecting data was multiple choice test as quantitative data and observation sheet, interview sheet, and diary notes as qualitative data. Based on the result of data analysis showed from pre-test, post test I and post test II. \nIt was showed from the mean of pre-test which was 46.3, after directed pictures was applied in the first cycle, there was an improvement of the result of the students mean which was 65.3 and for the second cycle after reflection on the first cycle there was an improvement of students mean which was 83.1. Moreover in the pre-test, there were 2.6% (1 of 39 students) who got score . 75. In the post test I, there were 33.3% (13 of 39 students) who got score . 75. In the po st test II, there were 84.6% (33 of 39 students) who got score . 75. So, the total percentage of improvement from the pre-test to post test I to post test II was about 84.6%. It can be concluded that taeching English vocabulary through picture can improve the students vocabulary mastery. \ni