Understanding English Idiomatic Expression Through Cartoon

ABSTRACT

This research is entitled “understanding English idiomatic expression through cartoon”. The aim of this study is tofind out the effect of using cartoons in understanding English idiomatic expressions. To achieve the goal of this study, pre-experimentalresearchwasusedasamethodin thisstudy.The experiment was conducted through classroom meetings in the experimental classes. The sample of this research are students of class X IPA 2which consisted of 38 students. The sample was taken by using purposivesampling technique. Thedataweregatheredthroughtestswhichweredeliveredintothepre-test, post-test and questionnaire as instrument in this research. The result of this study indicates that cartoon picture improves student’ understanding in idiomatic expression,which proven by the result of the tests that showed an increase in score of the experimental class (from 60.84 to 93.36).

Keywords:Idiomatic Expression,Cartoon, Experimental Study.