The Role of Western Movies on the Passive Vocabulary of 10th Grade Students of Anwarul Quran

Abstract

The purpose of this research was to investigate the effect of exposure to Western movies on the improvement of passive vocabulary of grade 10 students at Anwarul Quran Islamic Boarding School. The focus of this research is to understand the impact of Western movies in helping students develop their listening skills and recognize new vocabulary in English. The research process involved 12 students who were observed and interviewed in depth to obtain comprehensive data on how they learned, searched for meaning, and understood the words and phrases they encountered in the movie. This study is a qualitative research. The results showed that Western movies had a positive contribution in expanding the passive vocabulary on students. In addition, repeated exposure through movies also help them to understand the context of use of new words and phrases, which they then have the potential to use in active communication. This study provides insight into the effectiveness of using movies as a medium of foreign language learning in a boarding school environment.

Keywords:   Western Movies, Passive Vocabulary, Qualitative, Anwarul Qur’an.