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Formulation of the Problem

c. Knowing a Word

Cameron 2001: 78 stated that knowing about a word involves knowing many aspects of the word itself, such as how it sounds, how it spelt, the meaning, its use, and the grammatical changes that can be made to it. But he also stated that the knowledge of a word is always the matter of degree rather than all or nothing. From those statements, we can assume that knowing a word does not mean that we h ave to know every particular thing about the word. The question is not “do you know this word,” but more likely to be “how much do you know about this word.” In line with that, Thornbury 2002: 15 stated that at the most basic level, knowing a word involves knowing its form and its meaning. But then he added that knowing the meaning of a word does not merely know the meaning, but also the collocations, connotations, register, and cultural accretions. Then, we can assume that there are levels in knowing a word. It is the matter of degree rather that all or nothing. Furthermore, Nation 2008: 99 stated that knowing a word involves working out what needs to be taught about a word. It is true that knowing a word means knowing many aspects about the word. But, teacher should select the learning burden of a word that students really need to know at that time. The teacher needs to look at the students to determine what to be taught, what to be emphasized, and what are not necessary to be taught at the time. Teacher cannot abruptly give the whole information about a word at one time, since it will only confuse them. In conclusion, even though there isa lot ofinformation about a word which students have to know, it is not necessary to force students to know everything about a word in a time. It is better to teach it little by little due to students’ need and proficiency level.

d. Vocabulary Learning

Thornbury 2002: 23 described that to learn vocabulary is to remember vocabulary. Learning new vocabulary is all the matter of how we can remember it long enough, make use of it, and get used of it. Moreover there are some aspects

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