2. Function of affective This function can be seen when the students learn or read a text which is
provided with pictures. The picture or visual symbol in the material can stimulate the students’ emotion and attitude.
3. Function of cognitive Pictures and visual symbols promote the students to reach the purpose of
teaching learning process. For example like understanding or remembering the information of messages given by the pictures.
4. Function of compensation Picture provides a context that can help the students comprehend a text,
organize the information, and also remember the information. In other words, we can say that picture can help students master the materials served in a written text or an
oral text.
2.4.1 Pictures in Series
Pictures in series can be a number of related composite or single pictures linked to form a series or sequence Yunus, 1981:50 in Wibowo, 2012:15.
According to Arsyad 2006:117 pictures in series are a number of pictures that show some activities or story served in sequence. In addition, Wright 1989:201 also
points out that pictures in series are pictures that show sequence events. Based on those definitions, it can be concluded that pictures in series is a number of pictures
that shows some activities in sequence to tell a story. The following is the example of pictures in series used in a story entitled Malinkundang.
Adapted from: https: www.youtube.comwatch?v=LqkBzKXDJYE
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Malinkundang
Long time ago, in a small village near the beach in West Sumatera, lived a woman and her son, Malinkundang. Malinkundang’s father had passed away when he
was a baby, and he had to live hard with his mother. Because of their condition,
Malinkundang decided to sail and leave his mother to change his life. Picture 1 and 2
Many years later, Malinkundang became a wealthty merchant, with a huge ship, and a beautiful wife. In his journey, his ship landed on a beach. The villagers
recognized him, and informed Malinkundang’s mother. His mother ran to the beach
happily to meet her beloved son. Picture 3 and 4
When his mother came, Malinkundang, in front of his wife, his crews and his own gloriousness, denied to meet that old poor and dirty woman. His mother begged
him and yelled at him for many times. At last, Malinkundang said to her “Enough, old woman I have never had a mother like you, a dirty and ugly peasant”. Then, he
asked his crews to draw away his mother. Picture 5 and 6
Furiously, his mother prayed to God and cursed Malinkundang that he would turn into a stone if he didn’t apologize. In the quiet beach, suddenly a thunderstorm
came. It was too late for Malinkundang to apologize and suddenly he turned into a
stone. Picture 7 and 8
Adapted from: http:www.st.rim.or.jp~cycleMYmalinE.HTML
2.5 The Strengths and Weaknesses in Using Pictures in Series in Teaching
