everyday, concrete here and now happening to complex issues and the meaning of life Hamachek 1990: 127.
They are already able to think, hypothesize and imagine. They are able to think from the concrete issues to the complex ones, develop hypothesis based on
certain situation and imagine something based on their point of view. Hamachek 1990: 123 adds that it is during adolescence that one develops the capacity for
imagining and hypothesizing when a certain situation exists. d. Emotional Development
In this stage, there is an increasing of emotional which is apparent in various ways. Emotionally, adolescents tend to be unstable since they are in the
transition period from childhood into adulthood. They become sensitive and react easily to certain situation. The series of fluctuating ups and downs is the main
characteristic of emotional development in adolescence. Hamachek 1990:121 adds that depression is the common emotional experience in adolescence.
5. 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
includes Content Standard Peraturan Menteri No.22 and Graduates’ Competency Standards Peraturan Menteri No.23. The Content Standard involves basic
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framework, curriculum structure, learning content, and academic calendar while Graduates’ Competency Standard involves the minimum graduates’ competency
standards of subject matters. It is stated in the curriculum that the teaching of English covers four skills
namely listening, speaking, reading and writing, while the elements of English are taught implicitly. It means that the teaching of English elements coincides with
the teaching of English skills. In this study, the writer focuses on one of English elements, namely vocabulary.
The basic competence for seventh graders of junior high is basically to respond meaning in transactional and interpersonal conversation, monologue and
functional text accurately and fluently based on the topics discussed. The competency standards used in this study is general competence standards used in
the second semester. Those are to comprehend transactional and interpersonal conversation and to comprehend meaning in oral functional text and monologue in
the real daily life context. However, the vocabulary materials taught in classroom should deal with the competency standards and the basic competences stated in
the school-based curriculum. The basic competences and competency standards in this study will be
summarized in the Table 2.1.
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Competency Standard Basic Competences
to comprehend transactional and interpersonal conversation and to
comprehend meaning
in oral
functional text and monologue in
the real daily life context.
Be able to respond the meaning in simple functional text about family
Be able to respond the meaning of things in classroom and instructions
Be able to respond the meaning in simple functional text about things in shops in a
form of shopping list Be able to respond the meaning in simple
descriptive text about animal Be able to respond the meaning in simple
text on one’s job and responsibility Be able to respond the meaning in simple
sentences of dislike and like about hobby Be able to respond the meaning in simple
descriptive text about people Be able to respond the meaning in simple
procedure text
Table 2.1 The List of Basic Competence and competency Standard
B. Theoretical Framework
