chanc e to learn about children‟s characteristic. Knowing children‟s characteristic
is important for every teacher since
it will influence teacher‟s teaching technique.
F. Definition of Terms
1. Teaching Vocabulary
Teaching new language is different from teaching another subjects like mathematics, sains, etc. Teaching new language deals with teaching vocabulary.
Visnja Pavicic 2003 argues the way to improve students abilities in language learning is to explore, store and usage of vocabulary items. It is important how the
role of vocabulary teaching and how a teacher helps his or her students. Visnja Pavicic emphasizes on self-initiated independent learning with strategies, in which
formal practices, functional practices and memorizing could be included.
2. Experimental Research
Experimental research according to Donald, Lucy and Christine 2010, is a study of the effect of the systematic manipulation of one variable on another
variables. There are two kinds of variables, namely independent and dependent variable. Independent variable takes control in the research because the dependent
variable will change if the independent variable changes.
3. Design
Design is the process of creating or developing something that can be useful in educational activity. Houle 1978 says that difficulties that may rise in
teaching and learning process can be minimized by designing the teaching PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
materials. A material design contains lesson plans, activities, learning objectives, and also the subject areas that students will learn. Design in this study means a set
of materials to fulfil students‟ needs in learning English vocabulary.
4. Vocabulary
Vocabulary is the language element that must be learned if we want to learn a new language. Burton 1982 defines
vocabulary as „the range of words that you can use‟. Vocabulary is an element that can support and facilitate
students to improve their language skills. According to Brewton, Peterson, Kinnick, McMullan 1962 there are two types of vocabulary: recognition
vocabulary and working vocabulary. In this study, the researcher refers to recognition vocabulary which is smaller vocabulary consisting of words actually
used by the student every day in writing and speaking. The words can be in the form of verb, noun, adjective and adverb.
5. Picture
