标题：The Effectiveness of Environment-based Reading Material in Increasing Students’ Vocabulary in EFL Learning in the Eighth Grade of Sumbawa District Junior High School
摘要：The present study is an attempt to examine the competence of vocabulary of the Eighth Grade of Junior High School in the Sumbawa District. The study used environment-based reading material. The study indicates the levels of English vocabulary among 128 Grade 8 junior high school students in the Sumbawa District. The EFL learners of Sumbawa District were divided into four environment-based groups, namely; environment-based urban, represented by SMPN 2 Sumbawa (n=32), environment-based marine, represented by SMPN 4 Lab. Badas (n=32), environment-based urban, represented by SMPN 1 Moyo Hulu (n=32), and environment-based rural, represented by SMPN 1 Lopok (n=32). The quantitative descriptive research design was used to collect data pre- and post-test. The tests were multiple-choice, using environment-based reading material. Effectiveness was measured by comparing pre-test, post-test, and paired samples t-test. Based on the result of data analysis, it is evident that the Environment-based reading material was significant for Grade 8 of Junior High Schools in the Sumbawa District. Students who participated in an environmentally based reading program recorded an increased competency when compared with students outside the program.
