Media are usually provided to the student by means of teaching aids used during teaching and learning process. Further Soekartawi 1996:73 states that the
advantages of media are as follows: 1.
To provides any different types of learning condition, so that it does not make the learners bored.
2. To provide more systematic learning order, so that the teacher can present the
learning materials. 3.
To reinforce the learner’s cognition in the learning contents. The above statements show the importance of the use of media in learning process
for both teachers and learners. Not only the teachers can transfer the subject contents efficiently, but also make their students understand them easily.
2.7 Concept of Visual Media
Broadly, there are two kinds of media: visual media and audio visual media. The
former refers to something used in which concern with the learner’s sight sense,
the late refers to the material which may be accompanied by sound Corder, 1996: 34. The aim of using visual aid or media in teaching English is to help teacher
improving teaching learning process, including motivating students. Oliver 1962: 253 classifies types of visual media consisting of any of the one
can see. They are: 1.
Writing or fronting on the blackboard, easel pad or paper. 2.
Simple picturing of the data: photograph, charts, graphs, maps, line drawings and cartoons.
3. Complex or coordinate picture: film strips, slides and motion picture.
4. Actual objects: samples, models, realia.
5. Live models: people, insects, bird, animals.
Furthermore, logico and crossword puzzle are visual media since they concern with the sense sight of the learners.
2.8 Concept of Logico
LOGICO is a sequential readiness program that helps children get a jump start on
the critical skills necessary for school success. LOGICO provides lots of practice for those who need additional reinforcement, offering more challenges to those
who are ready to advance. LOGICO is so much fun that children will not even realize they are developing skills in visual discrimination, pattern awareness,
sorting and classifying, sequencing, number sense, and letter recognition Grolier International Pvt. Ltd in http:www.grolier.co Retrieved in March 16
th,
2011 Logico is a self checking play addressed for children. Self checking means when
the children try to match the definition and the picture, they don’t need a teacher to know the right answer, but only by changing the back page to be the front page.
By doing this, they can determine by themselves which the right or the wrong answer is which is suitable with their answer.
Logico is useful to motivate young learners in vocabulary learning. They are
attracted with the colorful picture. The games also build their enthusiastic in learning. Logico can help learners to learn the vocabulary and facilitate reading
through vocabulary learning. But it was not the only one way. It can be variation of teaching English.
In addition, the researcher also discovers the advantages and disadvantages in using Logico as a vocabulary learning strategy to facilitate reading. Logico has
several benefits for vocabulary learning. First, Logico supports the incidental vocabulary learning. It is acknowledged that learning vocabulary through reading
is the best way because the students do not realize that they learn vocabulary when they do reading. Second, Logico has an important role to substitute the
dictionary to get the meanings of difficult words. Young learners have not been ready to use dictionary effectively to facilitate their learning. The use of Logico
helps young learners to understand the new words. Third, Logico can build the interactive reading strategy. Students have to recognize the words bottom-up
first, then, comprehend the text using their own intelligence and experience top- down.
Although Logico has many advantages, it also has disadvantage. First, the needs
of more than one Logico set for more than five learners. Second, logico is too small when it is used in a big class. Third, it is difficult to play Logico by five or
more learners. Fourth, in a class which consists of 5 – 10 learners, it needs at least
three Logico sheets and frames. Logico is a teaching media which is developed in German since 1993. It consists
of a study play board with ten colored button and eight packages, each in completed with sixteen pictures information card. The program is designed with
exercises to increase perception, concentration. It offers a strong emphasis on language. It is very easy to use it. It makes children play and at the same time
think of the answers from various questions http:mainan-cerdas.blogspot.com in Ambarwulan 2010.
Learning with logico is easy and motivating. The logico frame is compact with an
attractive design. No part can get lost. The following are logico milestone:
1. In 1993, Logico was published in Germany with first title for mathematic
and reading in primary school. 2.
In 1994, the International WORLDIDAC association granted logico the WORLDDIDAC Silver Award. WORLDDIDAC is a global trade
association for companies providing product for education and training at all levels.
3. In 1994, the first foreign educations of logico were published in Europe,
4. In 1996, publication of logico Rondo for learning at home for a children
from 3-6 years. 5.
In 2000, logico was nominated for the Game Award in the Netherlands. 6.
In 2001, The Pedagogical University of Lisabon, Portugal, recommended logico.
7. In 2005, logico was one of the finalists in the Distinguished Achievement
Award of the AEP Association of Educational Publishers, USA. Logico received t
he Teachers’ Choice Award 2006 in Eva Marissa Safitri 2010.
Today, the Germany programmed has about 200 titles packages altogether and it is still growing. During the past years the Logico licenses have been sold to many
countries worldwide. Logico has been translated into 22 languages and is available in over 30 countries all over the world.
2.9 The Advantages and Disadvantage of Using Logico
