Abstract:
This study was to know the ability of students of SMPN 34 Makassar in
mastering vocabulary by using spoof text. It was conducted at IX-1class of
SMPN 34 Makassar academic year 2017/2018 as the subject of the study.
This study is categorized as a collaborative classroom action research. The
writer worked collaboratively with the English teacherin the class. The CAR
was done based on Kurt Lewins’ design. The writer did two cycles in which
each cycle consists of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The data
were gathered through qualitative and quantitative data. The qualitative data
was gained by analyzing observation result. Then, quantitative data were
obtained from the students’ writing score of pretest and posttest.
The finding of this study showed that there was an improvement on the
students’ ability in vocabulary. It can be seen from the mean of pretest score
was 60.31. Then, the mean of posttest cycle 1 score was 66.38 and the mean
of posttest cycle 2 score was 75.31. In addition, there were 4 students (9.5%)
who passed Minimum Mastery Criterion – Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM)
in the pre test. Meanwhile, in the cycle 1, there were 14 students ( 33.3%)
who passed Minimum Mastery Criterion – Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal (KKM)
and it gained which was in the posttest cycle 2 there were 37 students (88%)
who passed Minimum Mastery Criterion – Kriteria Ketuntasan Minimal
(KKM), so the criterion of success was achieved. Related to the results of the
gained data, it can be concluded that spoof text can improve students’ ability
in vocabulary
