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behavior, need, stimulus, affection, competence, and reinforcement. Based on the statement, we can conclude that there are some factors that can be used to measure students’ motivation
in learning. By using those factors, we can maintain a good environment for students in learning process. We can also make the teaching and learning process be more colorful and
highly motivated. In teaching and learning process, the use of motivation is needed to improve
students’ activity, initiative, and students’ perseverance in learning process. That is why by improving the students’ vocabulary understanding, it can improve the students’ motivation
in learning English too.
2.2.2 General Concept of Learning Language
As stated by Cameron 2001:28 “Language Learning for individual can be seen similarly as a repeated process of stretching resources slightly beyond the current limit into the ZPD or
space for growth, consolidating new skills, and the moving on the next challenge.” Based on that statement, the writer knows that learning language is not as simple as people think.
Teachers must be able to stretch the resources beyond the current limit to balance between demands and support.
According to Cameron 2001:24 “language demands are those related to using the foreign language, and to use of mother tongue in connection with learning the foreign
language.” Cameron also says that if the demands are too high, learners will find the task is also
difficult; they will “turn off” the interest in learning language, and not finish the task. That is
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why the support from teacher is needed to balance the demands, to keep the attention from students and maintain the students interest in learning language.
2.2.2.1 Demands and Support to Improve Students’ Motivation in Learning Language for Children
In junior high school, students also have those kinds of demands. Even though they study in higher grade, these students are still in children stage. It is said that children in that kind of
stage have a lot advantages and disadvantages in learning language. Children are spirited. We can recognize their spirit from their activeness, their courage,
and they are also lively. Students who are still in children stage are very enthusiastic and active learners. They want to be praised by others. They want to understand and want to
know others doing. Children will easily adapt to the environment and gain a lot of experiences by their doing and their action. They often seem less embarrassed than the
adults when talking in a new language. So, their demands are also very high. Their curiosity is beyond our imagination, that is why the use of supporting aids is very important to
improve and maintain their motivation in learning language. Cameron 2001:20 states “....the broader and richer the language experience that is
provided for children, the more they are likely to learn.” It means that if we want to keep the demands and broader their language experience, this kind of support using song is suited
for children to improve their foreign language learning. It is because in foreign language, the children motivation will slightly improve. They tend to know the new language that they
don’t know before.That is why using song as the medium in learning foreign language is
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very effective because song is not about lyric, it has also meaning, tone, and most people in this world always hearing song everyday.
A song that has a lot of strange words is used to improve their motivation in learning language and to broader their language experience through the fun activity. It is said that
younger children 7-8 years are more pay attention to the sound, and the older children 12- 14 years are more attentive to cues of word order Harley et al. 1995 as cited from
Cameron. So, the use of the English song is very useful for them who have passed their children’ early stage 7-8 years and it is because they still in children’ older stage 12-14
years that will be more understand to cues of word orders. So, those two things are combined between using song with word orders to support the demand. It can also make
the learning activity will be more attractive because the word orders are needed to explain and to instruct about what should they do, and what should they prohibited to do. As stated
by Bowman et al. 1989 “when we want to do things, we use instruction. Instructions can be given in different ways spoken instruction can be very direct.”
Bowman et al. also stated 1989 “there has been a growing realization that people learn in different ways, and that approaches which suit one person may not suit another. It means
that if this song as the medium in teaching language to the children is used; some methods are needed in order to balance students’ demands with the teacher’s support. That is why the
use of some methods is neededin teaching this medium to them.
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2.2.3 General Concept of Vocabulary
