commit to user activity to organize the relationship between the previous vocabularies having
been understood and the new ones.
2. Procedures of Making Word Webs
Anderson in Nunan, 2003: 80 says that word webs are a very good activity for building students’ vocabulary mastery. Here are the procedures of
making word webs: a. Begin by writing a key concept in the middle of boardpaper inside the
rectanglecircle b. Write secondary ideas inside the smaller circles
The figure below gives the example of word webs:
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3. Word Webs in Teaching Vocabulary to Young Learner
Teaching vocabulary should be integrated with the four skills: listening, speaking, reading and writing. The important thing is how the
teachers present the new words to the students. One activity of teaching vocabulary is brainstorming around a topic before the main activity. Ur 1996:
68 – 69 suggests to use diagram to show words association word webs. This activity is mainly for revising words the class already knows, but new ones
may be introduced, by the teacher or by students. This technique is not only for teaching noun, the teachers can also gives stimulus-words by asking the
students think the possible verb, adjective or adverb dealing with the noun. Teaching vocabulary to young learners is purposed to prepare them
to communicate in both written and spoken. Young learner or children love games. In line with that reason, teaching vocabulary to young learner should
be presented in fun activity. As what is stated above, word webbing is showing the words relationship to internalize the meaning and presenting in
fun activity like a game. This technique can be applied in teaching vocabulary to young learner.
Johnson and Pearson in Cox, 1998: 61 suggest using the following strategy:
a. Choose a key word related to students’ ideas, inters, or current studies.
commit to user b. Write the word in the middle of the chalkboard or large piece of chart-
paper. c. Brainstorm other words that are related to the key word, and classify the
new words in categories that you or the students suggest. d. Label the categories that emerge.
e. Discuss the words and their relationships and meanings. Word webs is useful when teaching a key word or concept in depth.
Students can help brainstorm words that relate to the key word or concepts and, with the teachers help, categorize the words. The benefit of using word
webs in teaching vocabulary are as follows: a. Increase their knowledge of synonyms for common words
b. Expand their written and oral vocabularies c. Identify clues in context for more specific word choices
http:www.readwritethink.orglessonslesson_view.asp?id=282
, retrieved on November 22
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, 2009 Based on the explanation above, word webs is appropriate
technique for teaching vocabulary to young learners. Word webbing is a fun activity which can show the word relation by drawing diagram.
C. Teaching English to Young Learners 1. Young Learners and Their Characteristics
