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c. The importance of vocabulary
The importance of vocabulary can be shown from the statements of experts below.
Without grammar very little can be conveyed; without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed. Wilkins 1972:111
When students travel, they dont carry grammar books, they carry dictionaries. Krashen in Lewis 1993: iii
The more one considers the matter, the more reasonable it seems to suppose that lexis is where we need to start from, the syntax needs to be put
to the service of words and not the other way round. Widdowsen in Lewis 1993:115
From the statements above it is clearly shown that vocabulary is the more important than the other aspects of language and it is needed
everywhere people go.
d. Vocabulary Mastery
The word mastery refers to some definitions. According to Swannel 1994: 656, mastery is comprehensive knowledge. From the definition,
mastery is wide; it covers all of the elements of knowledge. According to Bloom in Winanti 2006: 15, mastery is regarded as the
ability of a student to implant the essence of the lesson given in a whole. In this definition, Bloom said that mastery comes after a complete series of
teaching and learning activities.
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From those definitions above, we can conclude that vocabulary mastery is the students’ awareness of understanding stock of words learned as
foreign language as the result of a complete series of teaching and learning process.
e. Teaching Vocabulary
According to Ur 1996: 60 there are six elements need to be taught in teaching vocabulary. They are, 1 Form: pronunciation and spelling; 2
Grammar; 3 Collocation; 4 Aspect of meaning: denotation, connotation, appropriateness; 5 Aspect of meaning: meaning relationship; 6 and Word
formation The approaches use to teach vocabulary mostly depends on who are
the beginners and what are the teaching aims, according to www.tesol-ua.org the approaches are:
1 Use of Realia It may be done by bringing real objects to classroom such as
postcard with book, pen, schoolbag, vegetables and everything that is worth to be brought to the classroom.
Even the classroom environment, such as: a chair, a table, a board, can also be used.
Realia is a vital part in presenting vocabulary at the beginners’ level, where pupils learn words, using concretes.
2 Pictures This is incredibly efficient for the reason that it facilitates the
process of learning for children, s ince they are used in different
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ways. There are: pictures, blackboard drawings, wall pictures, charts, photos from magazines.
3 Context Though challenging sometimes is in reality a good technique. Use
the words in a real environment or context. 4 Mime and Pantomime
It may be done with the help of gestures and facial expressions and also through actions. This technique is
useful for
explanation of the actions and grammar items.
5 Playing Use numerous educational games. Playing make the lesson lively
and interesting. 6 Start with Irregular Verbs
Students memorize much needed words, starting with irregular verbs then nouns, adjectives and so on. Everyday at least students
learnt 3 to 5 words. 7 Last Pages
Students use the last pages of their notebooks to create their own glossary, using just the words that are interesting for them or the
ones that they actually want to include in their everyday vocabulary. It gives them autonomy to choose and to be more
active in the process of learning.
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f. Procedures of Teaching Vocabulary
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