4. Explaining what a noun, a verb, an adjective, and an adverb are.
5. Flashing the picture flashcards and word flashcards related to the topic.
6. Asking the students to mention the words related to the flashcards.
7. Spelling the words on the flashcards and asking the students to repeat after the
teacher to spell them. 8.
Showing the flashcards again randomly and asking the students to mention the words on the flashcards.
9. Asking the students to make pairs.
10. Distributing the students’ exercises.
2.5 The Advantages and Disadvantages of Using Flashcards in Vocabulary Teaching
As a media used in a class, flashcards have advantages and disadvantages. The advantages and disadvantages of using flashcards in vocabulary teaching in the
classroom are presented in the following parts.
2.5.1 The Advantages of Using Flashcards
There are some advantages of teaching vocabulary by using flashcards. According to Wang 2010 flashcards can stimulate visual memory. It means that the
students will remember what you see when studying this way. In addition, Lewis 2010 says that flashcards are visual aids that can help students learn materials easier
and quickly. He also states some advantages of flashcards. 1.
Economical Flashcards can be one of the cheapest materials for learning. You do not need to
go out and buy a set of flashcard. Teachers can make the flashcards by themselves based on the topic. Besides, they can also take flashcards from
internet, newspaper, magazine, etc.
2. Making Learning Easier
Sometimes in learning process, the students try to learn too much material at the same time. It can make the learning process ineffective. By using this media, it
can help the students to be more focused on the most important element of what they learn.
2.5.2 The Disadvantages of Using Flashcards
Besides some advantages of teaching vocabulary by using flashcards, there are also some disadvantages in teaching vocabulary by using flashcards. According to
Leny 2006:26 there are some disadvantages of using flashcards in teaching and learning process as follows.
1. Students can pay attention on the flashcards more than on material learned.
2. Small and unclear flashcards may arouse problems in the teaching learning
process since the students may misunderstand about pictures. However, there are some possible ways that can be used to overcome the
problems as follows Leny, 2006:26. 1.
The teacher should control the students’ activities including their attention during the teaching learning process.
2. The teacher should make or choose big and clear enough pictures in order to
avoid misunderstanding about the pictures.
2.6 The Use of Flashcards to Improve the Students’ Vocabulary Achievement
