In brief, wall chart is large sheet of paper containing writing, pictures, or diagram which gives information. Wall chart can be useful to
present new vo cabulary in the form that suitable to the student’s interest.
b. Characteristic of Wall Charts
Wall chart is one of good media to facilitate the teaching and learning vocabulary process. According to Bowen 1994: 13, there are
some factors to select a good wall chart, as follows: 1 Appeal
The picture should capture the interest and imagination of students. 2 Relevance
The picture should be appropriate for the purpose of the lesson. It must contribute directly to the aim of lesson.
3 Recognition The significant fea
tures of picture should meet the students’ prior knowledge and cultural understanding.
4 Size The wall charts must be large enough to be seen clearly by all
students in the classroom. For pair and group work, the picture can be smaller.
5 Clarity The relevant details must be clearly seen. The picture must have the
strong outline and contrast in tone and color to avoid ambiguity.
c. Functions of Wall Charts
Wall charts can be really helpful both for the teacher and the students in learning vocabulary. According to McCarthy 1989: 4 there
are some advantages of wall chart, as follows: 1 Easy and inexpensive to make update
2 Helping the speaker proceed through the material 3 Good for interaction with audience
4 Conveying information In addition, Wingenbach 2010 cited Maharani 20 also adds some
advantage of wall chart, as folows: 1 Quick way for the audience to visualize what you are saying
– numbers, trends, up or down.
2 Forceful – emphasizes main point
3 Convincing – proves a point
4 Compact way to convey information 5 More interesting than just talk or point
B. Relevant Studies
There are several studies related to wall charts media to improve students’ vocabulary mastery. One of the researchers who conducted the research about
wall charts media in learning vocabulary is Maharani 2012. The research investigated the implementation of wall charts media in teaching vocabulary
through action research. The subjects of her research were elementary school students. The study was conducted because she found out the vocabulary mastery
was far from being satisfactory. The students’ motivation in learning vocabulary was also still low. Based on the research, it is found that using wall charts media
could improve students’ vocabulary mastery and students’ motivation. The other relevant research study about the implementation of project-
based learning is a study conducted by Sri Wahyuni 2014. The researcher conducted the research for the vocational high school students to find out whether
wall charts can improve vocabulary mastery by proposing wall charts as one of an alternative fun media. It was found that there is improvement of the students’
vocabulary mastery. Further, it is stated that wall charts media can stimulate the students’ thought in understanding the vocabulary.
Therefore, based on the successful implementation of wall charts media to enhance the students’ vocabulary mastery in the previous relevant study, the
researcher decided to investigate the implementation of wall charts media in learning vocabulary at grade IV of SD N Gambiranom, in which the students were
taught about vocabulary using wall charts media.
C. Conceptual Framework
Vocabulary is the key to master English. It is known that vocabulary mastery supports the mastery of the four skills which are listening, speaking,
reading and writing. Vocabulary mastery also influences the students’ learning process and their achievement. The greater the students’ vocabulary is, the greater
the amount of the students’ learning will be. Teaching vocabulary is not only giving and explaining new words or
vocabulary out of context, but also implementing the vocabularies in many
