2.8 Vocabulary Achievement
Mc Milan 1992:117 defines achievement as the students’ knowledge, understanding, and skill required as a result of specific educational experience.
Vocabulary is a basic of English study. Without it, we cannot comprehend a sentence. Vocabulary is given to students in English teaching learning process as
the component of the four language skills: reading, listening, writing, and speaking. If the teacher has a desire to increase his students
’ language skills : consequently, he must enlarge his students
’ vocabulary. Campbell 2012:5 states that without grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can
be conveyed. It means that the important thing when we start to learn English is vocabulary.
Francis 2000:164 says that students are still having great problems with the four language skills due to lack of vocabulary achievement. In Indonesian school,
especially in junior high schools, the size of English vocabulary that should be possessed by the students is about 1000 with true grammar structure.
2.9 The Effect of Using Vocabulary Using Puzzle on Vocabulary
Achievement
In school, students must be able to remember the meaning of as many vocabularies as possible, in order to be able to make sentences and
communication by themselves. Yet, many students still have some difficulties in studying English. One of their difficulities is to understand the explanation of
their teacher. The students cannot easily understand the teacher ’s speech. Besides,
some students do not pay attention to the subject, so that they are not interested in studying.
The writer knows that none of the students wants to get difficulties which will make them failed in learning. Teaching vocabulary by using puzzle is one of the
alternatives to solve the problem. It enables the students to understand English
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lesson especially English vocabulary because puzzle consists of many interest pictures and innovative clues to learn and to entertain the students without
boredom. When teachers present vocabulary to the students, they ac
tivate students’ interest and curiosity. Research studies have clearly established the importance of
Puzzles in the learning process. Research studies indicate that puzzles are wonderful tool for helping learners developskills necessary to read, write and
problem solve.They can also grab learner attention and help them develop a better attention.Thus, By effective selecting and implementing of instructional strategies
based on puzzles, teachers can better support students on their learning and succeeding throughout the curriculum Rahmawati, 2011.
Teaching and learning process is an interaction among the students with the teacher. Here, the teacher needs various game. Puzzle is one of the games
which is used to teach vocabulary and altenatives to help the students understand and comprehend the new words.
2.10 Hypothesis
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