kept in a backpack, but they are not being toted around. Relics are kept in a museum usually but the museum is not the means of transporting the relics like a
backpack transports the books. Some analogies will require the learners to decide what part of speech the words are because many words have more than one
definition and will have more than one part of speech Young, 2007.
2.1.1.3 Vocabulary is a Significant Element in Learning English as a Foreign Language
There are three language elements that can support the learners’ skills in learning English. Those elements are grammar, vocabulary, and pronunciation
Nunan, 2003. The language learners will need those elements in learning the language skills. Most of text books for senior high school focus on the structure of
sentences in the language learned. Vocabulary is not taught sufficiently in the teaching learning process, but actually the case is vocabulary really support the
language learners to learn skills of the target language Burton, 1982: 99. Vocabulary can help the learners to improve their knowledge and abilities in
learning a language since the more the learners master vocabulary items, the more they comprehend information from varied sources McKeown, 1984. Nunan
2003: 135 states that learners see vocabulary as being a very important part of language learning and one of the difficulties in planning the vocabulary
component of a course is making sure that it does not overwhelm other essential parts of the course. It means that vocabulary should be learned effectively in order
not to ignore the other parts of English course, such as grammar and pronunciation.
2.1.1.4 Vocabulary in Senior High School
Students in senior high schools in Indonesia are the EFL learners. It will be better if the EFL students learn more about vocabulary since vocabulary is one
of the English elements that can support the students’ ability in English. In senior high school, the students can learn vocabulary through the four skills they get in
learning English. However, the learners will get more knowledge in vocabulary, especially the word meanings and forms. They emphasize the learning of
vocabulary on the meaning and the forms of the words. Senior high school students who learn English as a foreign language in
Indonesia are included in beginner level. There are about six to eight hundred academic words which frequently occur in academic texts Nation, 1990.
Vocabulary learning can be done while learning the four skills in English, but the emphasis is more on comprehension and productive skills. The students can learn
vocabulary more from the various reading and listening passage. The more the students read or listen to the various passages, the more vocabulary they learn,
especially the form and the meaning. The meanings of the words can be explored more through the different
level of readings Lehr, 2001. The students will master the vocabulary more through reading and speaking skills, but it is possible to get vocabulary through
the other skills, such as listening and writing Nation, 1990. The understanding of word meanings and forms are very important for the learners in the beginning
level of English as foreign language learning. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI
