3. The Purpose of Using Vocabulary Card
Generally as the beginner to understand the sentence is not easy, especially if the student’s lack of vocabulary, that is why to know the
vocabulary is strongly important to understand the language. However it is crucial to know the technique to present the vocabulary to students.
According to Ruth Gairns and Stuart Redman, there are two techniques in presenting vocabulary, visual technique and verbal technique.
a. Visual techniques includes visual, mime, gesture, visuals includes flash
card, photograph, blackboard drawing, wall chart. They are extensively used for teaching concentrate items of vocabulary.
b. Verbal technique includes the use of illustrative situation oral or
written, use of synonym and definition, contrast and opposite, scales and example of type.
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From the definition above vocabulary card included both of them. The purpose of vocabulary card is to improve vocabulary; it is an important part of
education. Students tend to learn many words from hearing them, spoken around them, and learn further words from general reading, but they may forget
what they have learned. Therefore, this vocabulary card as a medium for them to improve their vocabulary, many teachers also believe it helps for children to
be specifically taught to learn useful words and their meaning. One idea that may help for students is introducing vocabulary games, and one game in
particular that can be played for this purpose is vocabulary card.
4. Advantages of Using Vocabulary Card
There are several advantages of language game as a medium of learning. Advantages include:
1. The game language is a language learning media that can be used to
increase levels of active learners in the process teaching and learning.
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2. Language games can be used to revive learners in the excitement of
learning that has begun to will 3.
Competitive nature that exists in the game to encourage learners to advanced racing
4. In addition to generate excitement and practice the skills
5. Specific language, language games foster a variety of attitudes positive
such as solidarity, creativity, and self-confidence 6.
The material is usually communicated through the language game suggests that it is difficult to forget.
In a teaching tool or media included also all games that can be played by student groups, lass, or both. The examples presented here is a the puzzle
game cross, b a game to train the structure sentence patterns, c game to train the vocabulary, d a game to practice reading and answer questions in writing,
e a game to train hearing to distinguish and identify the words. Visual elements are a major part of the design of vocabulary card. A
visual vocabulary is a way to improve and add to the messaging that is contained in
students’ mind. These elements should be used consistently. These are the several advantages over use of a vocabulary card
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It is simple to make.
The students write themselves their vocabulary card and it can improve their vocabulary.
The elements of visual vocabulary become an interesting for students to
read and memorize a new vocabulary.
The students inspired to do his job by himherself to do a good writing vocabulary cards.
By visually seeing the students unintentionally getting more vocabulary
in continually.
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By coloring on each functions word Such as noun by black color, blue
color by verb, adjective by red color, and adverb by green color students can remember easily kind of function word.
Using a visual vocabulary card in the materials will automatically make
the materials look more coherent, credible and professional, through the repetitive use of consistent elements.
A visual vocabulary will increase the memory ability of your materials
as well, since people will have more visual elements to remember the materials.
This card is easy to put and bring anywhere.
Helping in learning basics and portable, they help in summarizing and
memorizing.
The students also can refresh the past vocabulary from this card.
It can be used in other purposes such as math history and etc.
If you want to focus on vocabulary exercises, you can write the word on one side of the card and the definition on the back.
5. Disadvantages of using Vocabulary Card
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