Development of Intensive Dictionary of Expression Figees Courantes based on the Wordtheme
Andi Wete Polili Abdul Ghofur Elvi Syahrin Wahyuni Saadah

Universitas Negeri Medan

Abstract

This research was proposed based on the researchers observations regarding the learning of expressions figees in the litterature francaise course in the classroom which has not yet reached the target due to the lack of enrichment of students vocabulary so that they are hampered in interpreting every language style they find in novels films dialogues etc So a supporting dictionary is needed that students can use to find explanations and how to pronounce them The research aims to design and develop an intensive dictionary based on Wordtheme which contains a compilation of vocabulary used in expressions figees along with phonetics images and explanations of their meanings and find out student learning outcomes after using the application The procedure begins by carrying out four stages namely collecting information and data designing dictionary material expert validation of the media and material included After the four stages have been carried out and declared feasible by the validator the dictionary application is tested on students in class The research results showed that the average material expert assessment reached 66 percent in the first assessment and increased to 100 percent in the second assessment after improvements were made Meanwhile media experts received an assessment of 70 percent in the first assessment and this increased to 100 percent in the second assessment after improvements were made The average student score on the pre-test reached 60 percent Then the average student score on the post-test increased to 88 This shows a significant increase in student learning outcomes after using a digital dictionary with a difference of 27 Then learning media in the form of a dictionary application is classified in the practical category as shown by the observation sheet and user satisfaction questionnaire in the beta test reaching 96 percent So the Wordtheme based expressions figurees dictionary application is effective for use in the learning process

Keywords: intensive dictionnary expressions figees wordtheme

Topic: Linguistics and Foreign Language