The Application of Running Games as a Strategy to Improve The Students’ English Vocabulary Acquisition at SMP Negeri 7 Langsa

The Application of Running Games as a Strategy to Improve The Students’ English Vocabulary Acquisition at SMP Negeri 7 Langsa. Thesis, English Education department, Faculty of Tarbiyah and Teachers’ Training, State Institute For Islamic Studies Zawiyah Cot Kala LangsaThe objective of the research are to find out whether running games strategy impove students’ vocabulary acquisition or not and to find out the extent of running games strategy role in improving students vocabulary acquisition. The research was conducted at eight grade of SMPN 7 Langsa as location of the research. The population of this research were consisted of 27 students’. In this reseacrh, the writer use Qualitative and Quantitative approach, the writer distributed the observation, test and questioner to get the data as instrument. Though observation, the researcher knew the students’ who were active and good attitude in teaching learning process. Then the researcher use test (pretest and posttes) to see and compare the studenrs’ development in learning vocabulary by the test. Finally the researcher use questionnaire to gain the data from the students’ response about teaching strategy applied. Based on the result, it is found that the application of running game strategy improved the students’ English Vocabulary acquisition; students; are able to use the running games as alternative learning in improving students’ English vocabulary acquisition. This reseacrh result could be input the teacher to apply running games strategy in the effort in developing teachers.