3. For the seventh graders This study is to present a set of supplementary vocabulary materials which
can help the learners in vocabulary practice. It is supposed to give opportunities for the learners to learn actively and communicatively by using the designed
supplementary materials presented.
F. Definition of the Terms
There are some important terms related to the study. Those are as follows. 1. School-based Curriculum
According to Pusat Kurikulum Badan Penelitian dan Pengembangan Pendidikan Departemen Pendidikan Nasional, School-based Curriculum is a new
curriculum developed and carried out by each level of education under the coordination and supervision of Department of Education. The curriculum
requires the teacher to make their own teaching materials based on the competence standards and basic competencies. In this study, the writer uses
curriculum which is used in SMP BOPKRI 2 YOGYAKARTA namely School Based Curriculum. The curriculum is used as the reference in designing the
materials. The materials in this study are designed by considering the Competency Standards and Basic Competences.
2. Task Based Learning In task-based learning, the students participate in active and
communicative tasks in English. Task-based learning refers to an approach derived from communicative language teaching approach, which utilizes the use
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of language tasks as the central key in learning Richards and Rodgers, 2001:223. Freeman and Larsen 2000:44, in the book entitled Techniques and Principles in
Language Teaching, add that a task-based instruction has aims in providing the students a natural context for language use. In this study, task based deals with the
technique used in classroom by motivating the students to learn language by themselves.
3. Vocabulary Hornby 1974: 959 defines vocabulary as the words that make up a
language which can stand alone or together and they may have different meaning. In this study, the vocabulary refers to the vocabulary in the English curriculum to
the seventh grade students of Junior High Students. 4. Seventh Graders
Seventh graders are students who are in the first grade of Junior High School. They are usually 12-13 years old. They are categorized as adolescence
who develop emotionally, socially, cognitively and personally. In this study, seventh graders are students who are in the seventh year of formal education held
in Indonesia. The students are the students of SMP BOPKRI 2 Yogyakarta. 5. Supplementary Materials
In this study, supplementary materials are the materials which are used to add or complete the existing teaching materials.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE
