b. They like the teacher to tell them all their mistakes.
c. They like the teacher to explain everything to them.
d. They like to write everything in their notebooks.
e. They like to have their own textbooks. f. In class they like to learn by reading.
g. They like to study grammar. h. They like to learn English words by seeing
them. Rubin and Thomson 1982 categorize learners into two types. They are
known as rule learners and intuitive learners.
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The characteristics of both types are shown as following:
Type 1: Rule Learners These learners prefer a highly structured approach with
much explanation in mother tongue, graded exercises, constant correction, and careful formation of rules. They
are very analytical, reflective, and reluctant to say anything in foreign language that is not grammatically
perfect. Type 2: Intuitive learners
These learners rely more on intuition, the gathering of examples, and imitation. They are willing to take risks.
B. Types of Vocabulary
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When someone talks about vocabulary, the first time comes to one’s mind: vocabulary is a group of words in certain language as a part of teaching and
learning foreign language. In any languages one of the ways to improve English is by enlarging
vocabulary, as a very important language component. Someone cannot speak, understand, read or write a foreign language without knowing a lot of words.
Therefore, Rubin and Thompson said vocabulary learning is at the heart of mastering a foreign language.
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When learners has mastered the basic grammatical pattern of language, they next task is to master vocabulary or at least that part of vocabulary that they
need. What is vocabulary? If we find the meaning of vocabulary in dictionary,
vocabulary is list of the words with their meaning, especially in book for learning foreign language
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and in Webster’s dictionary, vocabulary is a list or collection of words or words and phrases usually alphabetical arranged, explained and
defined.
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There are type two kinds of vocabulary: active vocabulary and passive vocabulary,
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active vocabulary is vocabulary actually used in the speaking and writing, it is also called as productive vocabulary. Passive vocabulary is
vocabulary that can understand in the context of reading and listening, it is also called as receptive vocabulary.
In the other verse vocabulary divided into four kinds of vocabulary there are:
Reading vocabulary is vocabulary that figure out the meaning by using text.
Listening vocabulary is vocabulary by using sound.
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Irene Thomson and Rubin. Op Cit. p.79
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A.S Hornby, Oxford advanced Learner’s Dictionary Oxford University Press, 1989
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Philip Babvock Gove, Webster’s Third New International Dictionary USA: Massachusetts. GC. Meriam Company,1996, P. 2560
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www.putlearningfirst.comlanguagevocab1.html
Speaking vocabulary is vocabulary that used correct spelling and pronouncing.
Writing vocabulary is vocabulary that uses by correctly grammar, accurately thinking, appropriately context.
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Based on that’s opinion vocabulary does not only affect reading skill but also listening, speaking, and writing skill as well. In speaking the words choose by
a native or speaker affects the impression they make, how well they understand, and how people reach to it. In listening, vocabulary influence how much a listener
understands the how is well a reader influence how well can a reader comprehend the writer’s ideas in reading material. In writing, the choise of word determines
how clearly and accurately the writer can express their ideas to the reader.
C. Vocabulary Achievement
