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CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION
This chapter presents background to the study, identification of the problem, limitation of the problem, formulation of the problem, objectives of the
study, and the significance of the study.
A. Background to the Study
Vocabulary learning becomes problematic for the students who study English as a foreign language. Because of students’ inadequate knowledge of
vocabulary, many of them have difficulties comprehending the language both in spoken and written forms. To solve this problem some teachers encourage their
students to keep their dictionary near them but in fact most of the students are lazy to look every unknown word they find at the dictionary. Besides, the complexity
of English words use and meaning makes the students confused which form or meaning is appropriate in their needed sentence context. Moreover, there are some
textbooks that provide the students with words list but since the students do not use it in one-time only, those words do not implant in their brain and be forgotten.
By the rapid development of technology, the role of computer in language instruction has become an important issue. Therefore, many schools provide their
students with some facilities related to technology that can support their learning, for examples free internet access, language laboratory, and an every-class
computer set with LCDs. Technology development is also indicated by students’ interest towards technology. They show high and positive attitude towards it and
its usages. Even in some cases, they bring their own notebook to the school even though the school has provided them with computer set in the classroom.
Supported by those kinds of technology, it is hoped that teachers are able to present their materials in many ways. Unfortunately, in fact, in some school, the
teacher has not completely made those facilities useful in their teaching process. It is such a waste remembering that actually the school can take advantages towards
students’ interest in using computer to enhance their language learning. The existence of multimedia as the result of the development of
technology can be used as teaching and learning media. It does not only accommodate the students’ interest towards technology but also is able to
maximize the use of facilities available in the school. The implementation of multimedia in teaching and learning process can be a solution that can solve the
students’ problem dealing with vocabulary learning. It can make students more interested in learning vocabulary by integrating technology in the classroom.
Furthermore, the present study attempts to develop the interactive learning multimedia for teaching vocabulary for the eighth grade students.
B. Identification of the Problem
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