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topic is “Objects in the classroom that can be taught through instruction. The terms of instruction will be various depending on the combination between the
certain object and its instruction such as:
open your book, take your pen
etc.
7. Teaching Vocabulary for Elementary School Students
Teaching vocabulary in early stage or in the primary school is very essential. Teacher should give certain attention in teaching vocabulary and decide
the area of words that become the basic need for the pupil. Burns and Broman say that the teacher must give attention to develop the vocabularies of each child
through carefully planned instruction, and to do so, he or she must be aware of what words are verbal representation of concept and how they are formed 1975:
p. 295. Huebener states the similar opinion about the area of vocabularies that is taught for the first level. Huebener says that: “selection from 750-800 words for
the first year may be grouped under some forty of fifty headings. Starting with the immediate situation these may be school, the lesson, language, the family,
relatives, profession, description of objects, animals, nature, men’s garments, women garments, color, time, months, the days, the body, health, the house, daily
action, etc.”1965:p . 87. The material used in teaching vocabulary should be suitable with the
students’ need. Ohlen says that it is imperative that much of the material which the teacher uses should be familiar to the child in his everyday life, the family,
nouns, colors, toys, animals, time, month, season, an so on 1961: p. 279. It can be said that the English material should be familiar and suitable with students’
need.
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English material for primary school contains four components: listening, speaking, reading, and writing for the purpose that the students have the
communication skill with certain topics which are appropriate with their environment, as stated in GBPP Muatan Lokal Bahasa Inggris SD 1995: P. 2:
Muatan lokal Bahasa Inggris di Sekolah Dasar bertujuan agar siswa memiliki ketrampilan menyimak, berbicara, membaca, dan menulis
sederhana dalam bahasa inggris dengan penekanan pada ketrampilan komunikasi melalui topik yang dipilih kebutuhan lingkungan, antara
lain industri, pariwisata, dan prindustrian di provinsi Jawa Tengah
. Further explanation about the area of English materials for primary school
presented in the curriculum are about things, family, school, geography around them, and student can communicate with their friends in their environment in
simple sentences. Those are also pointed out in GBPP Muatan Lokal Bahsa Inggris SD:
Adapun ruang lingkup pembelajaran muatan lokal Bahasa Inggris di Sekolah dsar meliputi ungkapan- ungkapan dan kalimat- kalimat
sederhana mengenai: 1.
benda di sekitar anak; 2.
lingkungan keluarga; 3.
lingkungan sekolah; 4.
lingkungan geografis;
5.
komunikasi anak dengan lingkungannya.
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Based on the explanation above, it can be concluded that the area of vocabularies for the first level i.e. elementary includes immidiate situation such
as: the school, the family, the home, actual experience with concrete object, daily activity etc.
B. The Characteristics of Young Leaner
