For the English Teacher of XII IPS 1 of SMA Stella Duce II Yogyakarta For the Students of XII IPS 1 of SMA Stella Duce II Yogyakarta

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1. For the English Teacher of XII IPS 1 of SMA Stella Duce II Yogyakarta

There are three points suggested for the teacher. First, since contextual guessing strategy aims at helping the students to improve their vocabulary mastery by being able to guess the meaning of a word from its context, it is suggested to the teacher that he should enrich the learning materials from authentic sources. It is because authentic sources, such as daily newspapers, magazines, song lyrics, TV news, or articles provide richer context clues and present the real context in which the word usually occurs within. As a result, the students will experience many words and their contexts. Second, since the strategy can only be acquired by a lot of practice, it is much better if the teacher provides any worksheets on guessing exercises for the students. By doing so, it is hoped that worksheets can facilitate the students in practicing guessing strategy outside the class. Thus, the students will be more skillful in using the strategy. Third, since the students are expected to be able to apply the mastered words in the real context for both understanding and expressing ideas, it is a lot better that the teacher facilitates the students’ needs by providing learning activities which can support their ability in guessing as well as create a fun learning activity. It can be done by asking the students to guess some words from a song’s lyric or an adapted text from a teen magazine, so they can apply their knowledge of guessing. Another idea, the teacher can employ some particular games which lead the students to speak up. Hence, they are fostered to apply the learnt vocabulary in the real communication. PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI PLAGIAT MERUPAKAN TINDAKAN TIDAK TERPUJI 114

2. For the Students of XII IPS 1 of SMA Stella Duce II Yogyakarta

There are two suggestions recommended for those students. First, since this strategy requires a lot practice, it is hoped that the students attempt to practice the steps of guessing procedure not only when accomplishing the tasks, but also when encountering a new word in their daily life, such as when reading the novel, when listening to English songs, or when watching English movies. Second, in this globalization era, the students are expected to be able to communicate English well. Accordingly, the students should accustom themselves to applying the mastered words in their daily communication.

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