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advances in the ability to produce or use the language he increases the range and depth of his understanding, and an increase in understanding shows it self in a
greater ability to produce, so, the use of vocabulary here, really important and really needs, especially in improving speaking ability.
Ralph A. Micken said that the extemporaneous speaker must have a vocabulary sufficient for needs of repletion with variety. If he is an ordinary
individual, he will find that he does not have this vocabulary unless hide literately sets out to build it up. The vocabulary of the average person, even the experienced
speaker, is somewhat funnel-shaped
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. It means that vocabulary is really useful for the speakers while they are
speaking because it will help their fluency in brain storm their ideas, and also by having lot of words or stock of words can choose the right and suitable words
when they are speaking.
e. Improving Writing Skill
Writing as a language skill that needs many words in it. It is right, because “no words no writing”. There are some writing tools, such as grammar,
vocabulary, spelling, and usage. You have used these all your life and have learn to use some of them effectively
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. So vocabulary as one of the writing tools has significant role in writing,
because the number of words we use is a reasonable measure of our “intelligence” and our writing quality. As Willia
m D. Baker said: “the number of words you use is reasonable measure of your intelligence”, so true that many colleges use
vocabulary test as the primary predictor of a student’s academic success.
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Hans P. Guth said: “ a writer has to be able to use formal language in formal situation.
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In particular, he has to guard against sudden shift from the tone of the lecture hall to that of the snack bar around the comer. And when writing
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Ralph A. Micken, Speaking for Result: A Guide for Business and Professional Speakers Boston, 1958, P. 41
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WilliamD, Baker, Reading and Writing Skills USA, 1971, P.21
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Baker, Reading and Writing Skills, P. 27
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Hans P. Guth, Words and Ideas: A Handbook for College Writing, Third Edition California, USA, 1969, P. 425
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formal English; we have to know and careful which words are should be used and which are not.
The language you choose to express your thoughts is an extremely important element of the writing process because only through the words, you
choose and the ways you arrange them can your reader understand your thoughts about the topic. Your words on a page convey more than the meanings
dictionaries report; they also convey your attitudes toward your subject and toward your reader.
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From the explanation above, we know that there are so many useful thing of vocabulary in improving our language skills, such as developing our reading
skill, explaining and describing the classes of the content words, distributing in use according to grammatical matters, improving our speaking ability, improving
writing skill and helping us in mastering kinds or levels of meaning.
D. Previous of Study
This part discusses the previous studies especially those concerning with the analysis about the effect of using any method on students’ vocabulary mastery.
M. Adrian 2012
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has studied and analyzed Teaching vocabulary by using cooperative learning An Experimental study at first year of SMP Darussalam
Ciputat Tangerang Selatan. He has studied to find the empirical data whether or not there is significant difference between students’ score in learning vocabulary
by using cooperative learning and by using grammar translation method. The conclusion that the Students Team achievement Division STAD in teaching
vocabulary is really helpful in increasing the studen ts’ ability and achievement in
English vocabulary.
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Charles W. Bridges and Ronald F. Lunsford, Writing Discovering from and Meaning California, 1984, P. 31
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M. Adrian , Teaching vocabulary by using cooperative learning An experiment study at first year of SMP Dasussalam, Ciputat Tangerang Selatan, Jakarta: State Islamic University,
2012 published.
