vocabulary mastery. In back chaining drills technique, it has principle that students can learn best when they do the technique regularly and continuously. back
chaining drills technique makes the students pay more attention during teaching and learning process. They will stay concentrating while repeating and continuing the
vocabulary especially difficult words. Not only stop right there, by the students result assingment, lecturer may observe the student progress or improvement in
vocabulary mastery. Based on the explanation above, it is reasonable and logical if teachers or lecturers are suggested to use back chaining drills technique as an
alternative in teaching vocabulary in order to improve students vocabulary mastery. In order to get the expected result, teachers or lecturers need to prepare this
technique for teaching vocabulary. Teacher should consider that we live in a country that English is used as a foreign language. The teachers should have full
power of energy and give appropriate example for the students. They also have to explain clear procedure so that the students will not be confused about what they
have to do. The teachers will get the result in line with their expectation when they give their best effort.
5.3. Suggestion
In accordance with the conclusion above, the researcher proposes some suggestions and hopes that the research can at least become an input in determining
the appropriate teaching technique, which can improve students’ vocabulary mastery as follows:
a. English Lecturers The lecturer should know how to enhance their ability in teaching and to
develop a good atmosphere in the class, so that the students learn at ease and comfortably in their class.
The English lecturer can use back chaining drills technique as an alternative technique in teaching vocabulary and he or she must be creative to
use it in order that the students are interested and are not bored in the teaching and learning process.
b. Students English as a second language seems difficult to learn if there is no will
and motivation to learn it. The students who are taught through back chaining drills technique should be active in memorizing the maritime vocabularies.
Students in general should encourage themselves to learn more, ask what they do not know and learn as much as possible. They may train to improve their
mastery of maritime vocabularies using the back chaining drills c. Other Researchers
For future researchers, they may want to conduct Research Development, yielding a teaching model, employing the back chaining drills to improve the
vocabulary skill. Opportunity to express their brand new ideas and show their best ability and skill. For other researchers, this research studies the implementation of
Back Chaining Drills in improving the cadets’ practice of IMO Standard Marine
Communication Phrases. It is hoped that the research findings of this study can be
used as additional reference for further research in the future that will give
contribution in teaching and learning process.
