RESEARCH PROPOSAL

The Implementation Of Hellotalk Application In Teaching Vocabulary At The Second

Grade Student’s Mts.Lab Uinsu

Arranged To Fulfill The Seminar On English Coursework

Supporting Lecture :

Dr. Muhammad Dalimunthe, M. Hum

Arranged by :

Winda Rahmana Siregar ( 0304201021 )

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TARBIYAH AND TEACHER TRAINING

THE STATE ISLAMIC UNIVERSITY OF NORTH SUMATERA

2023/ 2024

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 PREFACE

Praise and gratitude the writer say to Allah SWT who has given His grace and guidance, so
the writer can complete the task of this proposal. The author's goal of making and compiling this
proposal is to fulfill the assignment given by Dr. Muhammad Dalimunthe, M. Hum as a lecturer
in the Seminar on English Course. In the following, the writer presents a proposal entitled “The
Implementation Of Hellotalk Application In Teaching Vocabulary At The Second Grade
Student’s Mts.Lab Uinsu”.

The writer realizes that this proposal is not without flaws. The writer expects suggestions
and criticisms for the sake of perfection and improvement so that in the end this proposal report
can provide benefits for the field of education and application in the field and can be further
developed.

Medan, 24 October 2023

Author

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

PREFACE ...................................................................................................................................... ii
TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................ iii
CHAPTER I .................................................................................................................................. 1
INTRODUCTION......................................................................................................................... 1
A. The Background of Study .................................................................................................... 1
B. The Problem of the Study .................................................................................................... 2
C. The Objective of Study ........................................................................................................ 2
D. The Scope of Study .............................................................................................................. 2
E. The Significant of Study ...................................................................................................... 2
CHAPTER II ................................................................................................................................. 3
REVIEW OF LITERATURE ...................................................................................................... 3
A. Theoretical Framework ........................................................................................................ 3
1. Vocabulary ....................................................................................................................... 3
2. HelloTalk Application ...................................................................................................... 4
B. Relevant Studies................................................................................................................... 5
C. Conceptual framework ......................................................................................................... 6
CHAPTER III ............................................................................................................................... 7
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ................................................................................................ 7
A. Research Design................................................................................................................... 7
B. The Source of the Data ........................................................................................................ 7
C. Instruments of the Data ........................................................................................................ 7
D. Technique of Collecting Data .............................................................................................. 8
E. The Technique of analyzing Data ........................................................................................ 9
F. The Procedure of the Study.................................................................................................. 9
REFERENCES ............................................................................................................................ 10

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 CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

A. The Background of Study

To learn the foreign language English, vocabulary is very important. According to Wilkins in
Panese (2017), although no words can be communicated without grammar, these words show
that vocabulary provides a great contribution to students to improve their language skills.
McCarthy & O'Dell (2008) states that organization is an important component in vocabulary
development. words and phrases. It will help students remember vocabulary. people who realize
the importance of learning English and its importance those who will learn English will
understand how important vocabulary itself is.

In order to accomplish this arduous task, teachers were expected to possess inventiveness in
teaching by utilizing any kind of teaching tools that are already available in their surroundings.
One of the objectives of teaching English was to increase the ability of students to comprehend
English words that they might encounter in their surroundings. In fact, students often
experienced difficulty in learning the words, which means that it requires more teacher's
attention to make the transfer of the vocabulary process easier to grasp and more enjoy.

Because of the fact that their smartphone was the most interesting thing for students recently,
the researcher was looking for an interest application for studying English, especially
vocabulary. According to Hidayati (2019), through the application, students can be easier to
learn and achieve their mastery of vocabulary, and they could learn English from their
smartphone and practice more often although they are not in school. However, the application
from their smartphone, students also could be able to learn English from their smartphone and
practice more often.

One of the English smartphone application was HelloTalk App. According to Rivera (2017),
Hellotalk is a conversation-based mobile-assisted language application that aims to make

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language learning and cultural immersion simple, engaging, and intuitive by allowing users to
chat and connect synchronously with native speakers from around the world. Conversation
partners can communicate with each other through a variety of media, including written text,
speech-to-text, recorded audio messages, video chat, and doodles. The researcher formulated
three research problems as follows is using the HelloTalk application effective in increasing
vocabulary in second grade students at MTS Lab.Uinsu?

Therefore, the effects of HelloTalk App on students include facilitating access to English
classes, helping them learn vocabulary they don't already know, and helping them use that
vocabulary in spoken form.

B. The Problem of the Study

From the background of the problem that has been explained, the problem identification
obtained is using the HelloTalk application effective in increasing vocabulary in second grade
students at MTS Lab.Uinsu?

C. The Objective of Study

The aim of this research is to find out Is the HelloTalk Application effective in increasing
vocabulary in second grade students MTS. Lab. Uinsu?

D. The Scope of Study

The scope of the research is limited to implementation of the HelloTalk Application in

teaching vocabulary in the second stage second grade student at MTS Lab.Uinsu. researchers
focus on the verb and noun.

E. The Significant of Study

Apart from developing future research, the aim of this research is to provide useful
information for English language educators, especially those related to teaching vocabulary, and
for every student who is interested in the education and learning process.

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 CHAPTER II

REVIEW OF LITERATURE

A. Theoretical Framework
1. Vocabulary
a. Defenition of Vocabulary

Acquired vocabulary is one of the biggest obstacles in learning a second language because a
vocabulary, which usually grows with age, is a useful and fundamental tool for communication
and learning. Vocabulary is defined as a set of familiar words used by a person.

b. The Importance of Vocabulary

Comprehension learning is carried out in four stages:

 discrimination,
 comprehension,
 reminder, and
 development.

c. The Types of Vocabulary

Further Nordquist (2019), divided vocabulary into four types as follows:

 Reading vocabulary
 Listening vocabulary
 Speaking vocabulary
 Writing vocabulary

d. Teaching Vocabulary

One of the most crucial elements of the learning process is teaching. Hornby (1995:125)
defines teaching as “providing guidance to somebody’s knowledge and skills”, which means that

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teachers should impart information to students regarding vocabulary and how to use it in daily
conversation. However, Brown (2000) defines teaching as directing and encouraging learning,
allowing students to understand, and setting the learning conditions.

2. HelloTalk Application
a. Definition of HelloTalk Application

According to Rivera (2017), Hellotalk is a conversation-based mobile-assisted language

application that aims to make language learning and cultural immersion simple, engaging, and
intuitive by allowing users to chat and connect synchronously with native speakers from around
the world. Conversation partners can communicate with each other through a variety of media,
including written text, speech-to-text, recorded audio messages, video chat, and doodles.

b. Detailed description

Details about HelloTalk: HelloTalk is a popular language learning app in the market, based
in Hong Kong and Shenzhen, China. It has a Google Play rating of 4.3. This app supports almost
all languages around the world, including English, Japanese, Korean, Spanish, French, Mandarin,
Portuguese, German, Italian, Russian, Arabic, and many more. The main goal is to connect
learners with native speakers and the target culture in such a way that learning becomes easier.
Although this app has a lot of options, one has to download the premium version to be able to
access everything without any restrictions.

c. Strengths

HelloTalk allows its users to make free phone calls for a better, friendlier language learning
experience and real-life connections. With the help of this feature, students learn to recognize
informal and casual conversations in the target language, which is an important skill in a second
language. The app's automatic translation feature, which helps keep conversations moving, is one
of its most prominent features. Additionally, romanized pronunciation is especially beneficial for
languages that do not use the Latin alphabet, such as Chinese.

d. Weakness

The lack of a motivation system to motivate students to keep learning the language with this
application is the biggest drawback of this app, and it needs urgent attention. People, especially
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those who are not very motivated, may not try to speak another language regularly because there
are no messages provided by the HelloTalk team. HelloTalk isn't completely free, like many
good mobile language teaching apps. VIP memberships or paid versions are very expensive, and
having to pay to practice a language other than your primary language may be considered unfair.

e. The Advantages of the Implementation of HelloTalk in Teaching Vocabulary

 Easy to use

 Having various features

 Easy to remember the vocabulary

 Time efficiency

 Having an interesting learning experience

B. Relevant Studies

Some researchers had reported their researches related to vocabulary mastery and the using
of application. These were their findings that include the similarities and differences with the
current research.

In his article entitled "The Impact of Technology Hello English Application in EFL
Classroom", Ranta (2019) found that the Hello English application is an effective tool for
teaching simple past tense. The results show that using the Hello English application as a tool for
teaching English as an international language can create a friendlier classroom environment.
Technology can improve students' motivation, their vocabulary, and their scores.

A study conducted by Hidayati in 2019 entitled "Students' motivation to learn English

through mobile applications: The Case of Duolingo and Hello English" looked at how students
used both applications simultaneously. They found that most students used both apps
simultaneously, and that a small percentage of students chose to use only one app. Additionally,
students seem to like the price advantages offered by these mobile software and mobile
applications have been mentioned repeatedly in much literature because they are flexible and
practical.

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 However, there are differences between the research above and this research what
researchers have done. It was the researchers before implementing Hello English in temporary
learning process researchers in this study conducted research using the HelloTalk application as
a learning medium and focused on Vocabulary achievement.

C. Conceptual framework

The conceptual framework underlying this study is presented as follows:

Input : Refers to teaching material

Process : Refers to teaching and learning uses Hellotalk Application

Output : Refers to the students achievement vocabulary test.

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 CHAPTER III

RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

A. Research Design
This study uses a qualitative method. According to Creswell (2011), qualitative research is a
process of understanding inquiry based on different methodological traditions that explore social
or humanitarian problems. In this research, researchers will conduct research through case
studies to achieve research objectives.

B. The Source of the Data

The research has two sources: the teacher and the students. The participants in this study
were English teachers and students at MTS Lab.Uinsu. The researcher chose to observe one
class, which has a rating of VIII.2, with a total of 40 students. The class currently studies English
twice a week, on Tuesday and Wednesday.

C. Instruments of the Data

To get different results, researchers use test instruments. Both the pre-test and post-test
consist of 40 items, and both are multiple choice and matching types of tests. The pre-test
measures students' previous vocabulary knowledge, while the post-test measures students'
vocabulary knowledge after treatment using the Hellotalk Application.

The measure of students vocabulary test in pre-test and post-test refering to the scoring
system as in the following:

To assess the pre-test and post-test result of students answer:

1. The students correct answer = 1

2. The students wrong answer = 0

Score = 𝑡𝑜𝑡𝑎𝑙 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑒𝑐𝑡 𝑎𝑛𝑠𝑤𝑒𝑟 x 100

𝑛𝑢𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑜𝑓 𝑖𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑠

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 Calculating the result of the test To assess the varying significance between the pre-test
score and post-test, test value was determined using the following formula:

𝑡
√

Where:

t : Test of significance

D : Score shange

∑D : The sum of different score

121 N : total number of sample

Gay, (2012)

D. Technique of Collecting Data

To collect data, researchers used three types of tools, respectively the tools used to collect
data are explained below:

1. Observation

Observation the investigator attended an English class where the teacher taught with using
the HelloTalk application. the investigator sits behind the student to view student actions when
the teacher explains material to support data observation, researchers record all activities in the
learning process.

2. Interview

The researcher conducted an unstructured interview with the teachers in order to obtain data
information detail from the participants. The researcher created five questions, but they were
improved based on the teachers' answers.

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 3. Questionnare

In this study, a questionnaire consisting of 20 items asked about students' interests and
opinions about HelloTalk Application, mainly as their media in learning English, and their
progress in vocabulary ability. The answer scale consisted of strongly agree, agree, are
undecided, disagree, and strongly disagree. However, the researcher omitted the undecided
option to avoid misunderstanding because it didn't contribute any information.

E. The Technique of analyzing Data

Interactive model data analysis was used to analyze the data. Data recordings and field notes
were transcribed into text, then analyzed in the form of extract. Lastly, the researcher
drew/verified the extract data to conclude the analysis.

F. The Procedure of the Study

1. Observation : After explaining the material from the text book, the teacher implemented
Hello English. The teacher made it easier for students to prepare the material and get
students' attention by adjusting the material from Hello English as a contextual
conversation. The learning activity became more enjoyable because students not only
used the text book as media.
2. Interview : From the interviews, researchers found that teaching English is a challenge
for teachers because students do not have basic knowledge of English at all because they
are not taught English in elementary school.
As a result of interviews, researchers found that using HelloTalk Application in the
classroom has several advantages for educators. First, using these applications makes it
easier for educators to teach because students become more active and involved in
lessons than previous students who did not use these applications.
3. Questionnare : Online or printed questionnaires will used.

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