The Effect of the Learning Approaches and the Vocabulary Mastery on the French Learning Outcomes

The aim of this research is for knowing the effect of learning approaches and vocabulary mastery towards French learning outcomes. The learning approaches used in this research are Perspective Actionnelle and Communicative Approach. The research method was quasi-experimental study using factorial 2 x 2 designs. The population consisted of 800 students in the second grade of senior high school in SMA Negeri 3 Medan in the first semester 2018-2019 academic year and the sample consisted of 80 students. The technique of data analysis used is ANOVA two ways. The conclusion of the research shows that (1) there is difference between students French learning outcomes which is taught using Perspective Actionnelle with Communicative Approach. The learning outcomes of French taught by using Perspective Actionnelle is higher than the learning outcomes of French taught by using Communicative Approach, (2) there is a difference between students French learning outcomes who have higher vocabulary mastery and the lower ones. (3) there is significance interaction between the utilization of learning method and the vocabulary mastery on learning outcomes.