Significance of The Research
which have to be considered to be able to learn vocabulary successfully as mentioned below:
1. Repetition One of the most effective ways to learn a new vocabulary is by repeating
to practice the material while it is still in working memory. But furthermore, repetition will work at its best when students encounter the new word again and
again over the time. For example, when reading a text, a new word will have a great chance to be learnt when the word is met at least seven times over spaced
interval. 2. Retrieval
It is another kind of repetition which will enable students to recall a word again and again. The retrieval practice can be in the form of using the new word in
written sentences to make students make use of the word and are forced to perform operation on it. Thus, the word will have bigger chance to be memorized.
3. Spacing In this case, spacing means to have a space or period in learning a set of
materials. For example when students are about to learn a set of new words, it is better to learn the first two or three words, and then have test regarding it to make
sure that students have already memorized it properly. Students can learn some more after it, go back, test it, and so on, and have an overall test in the end of the
learning process. 4. Pacing
This means allowing students to have thei r own “memory work”. Giving
some time during the learning process will give opportunity to students to pace their own rehearsal activity such as organizing or reviewing their vocabulary
silently and individually. It is such a great activity since students may have different learning styles, and rates in processing data.
5. Personal Organizing The judgments that students make about a new vocabulary are most
effective if they are personalized. Students who read a sentence aloud containing new words will be able to recall better than students who simply silently rehearse
the words. But still, it is better to read them aloud, and try to make up sentences using those new words.
6. Imagining Another way to help students to learn a new vocabulary is by imagining
the mental picture that represents the word. A test has shown that vocabulary which can be visualized easily are more memorable than words that
can’t immediately evoke a picture.
7. Motivation Having a motivation means that students have willingness to spend more
time on the new words that will be learnt which will go to the long term memory in the end. Unfortunately, not every student has this kind of motivation. But it
doesn’t mean that students with low motivation cannot learn new words. It is teacher’s duty to somehow put them in an environment that will make them learn.
Vocabulary learning is considered success when the words taught can stay in the long term memory. It means that the words taught have been
successfully plant in the memory. Students can easily recognize the concept, meaning and the detail of a certain word when it is mentioned, and make use of
the words constantly when the words are put in the long term memory. In order to be able to successfully learn vocabulary, teacher has to emphasize those factors in
learning vocabulary.