xvii g.
Helping pupils with difficulties. h.
Encouraging pupils to raise their expectations of themselves. i.
Developing personal mature relationship with pupil. j.
Demonstrating personal talents or knowledge. Williams and Burden 1992:48
Therefore, the teacher will not get any difficulties in asking attention of the learners. From the definitions above, it can be concluded that teaching is
important matter for teacher. Through teaching, a teacher can make progress for their students. A good teaching method will give a good result in teaching.
Teaching cannot be defined closely a part from learning. We cannot do teaching activities without involving learning activities.
B. Teaching Vocabulary
The first thing studied by someone is vocabulary. Vocabulary is very important in teaching foreign language because it is a basic lesson that must be
learned by students early and correctly. Without knowing the basic lesson, they will get difficulties in learning English.
Linda TaylorTaylor 1990:ix said, “Vocabulary is central to language teaching and learning.” Learning vocabulary is necessary in every stage of
language teaching and learning, moreover in early stages. By learning vocabulary, the learners can show the improvement of their new language clearly. As
Carthy1990:2 suggests, “the biggest component of any language course is vocabulary”, meanwhile according to Schmit1997:201”….the most important
xviii part of learning a foreign language is learning vocabulary”. Referring to Bowen
and Marks1994:91, it is self evident that even if you know the grammar and the rules of communication of a given language, if you do not know enough
vocabulary you will not able to express yourself adequately. So it is clear that vocabulary is very important component in English language teaching. And it also
means that vocabulary is needed in communication. In the same way, Scott Thornbury Thornbury 2002:13 says, “if you
spend most of your time studying grammar, your English will not improve very much. You will see most improvement if you learn more words and expressions.
You can say very little with grammar, but you can say almost anything with words.” Vocabulary and grammar are needed in communication. Vocabulary
teaching is as important as the teaching of structure. It is true that students must learn grammar that involves the uses of words. It is never enough to learn only
word and their meaning. According to Allen Allen,1983:101, “Students who do not learn grammar along with vocabulary will not be able to use the language for
communication.” From the statement above, we can conclude that vocabulary is very important in learning the new language. If the learners do not master
vocabulary at all, they will also not master the new language smoothly.
C. Teaching English Vocabulary to the Children
