THE USE OF SHOW AND TELL (S & T) STRATEGY IN TEACHING VOCABULARY AT THE SECOND YEAR SMPN 3 TELUK DALAM SIMEULUE

The English subject teacher at SMP Negeri 3 Teluk Dalam also admitted that some students lacked understanding of vocabulary-related material, such as grammar for reading and pronouncing written English properly and correctly. One of the problems often seen in English subjects for class VIII students at SMP Negeri 3 Teluk Dalam is the student’s lack of ability to master the vocabulary. Also, most students don’t know how to speak English well when carrying out conversations. Correct. This certainly needs to be paid attention to because if not, the vocabulary conveyed by the student will be misinterpreted by the person they are talking to. Based on the problem formulation above, the research aims to improve the vocabulary mastery skills of SMP Negeri 3 Teluk Dalam class VIII students using the Show And Tell (S & T) method. This research method uses a quantitative approach with an experimental research type. The sample was 12 class VIII students at SMP N 3 Teluk Dalam. Data collection uses tests and documentation. Based on the results of the research and discussion above, it can be concluded that implementing the use of the show and tell (S & T) strategy can improve the vocabulary skills of class VIII students at SMP N 3 Teluk Dalam with a value of tcount> ttable or 3.83 > 171. This shows that using the show and tell (S & T) strategy can improve the vocabulary skills of class VIII students at SMP N 3 Teluk Dalam. The increase in students’ vocabulary skills is because students can learn more actively and skillfully using the show and tell (S&T) strategy.