‘Guessing word.’ A teacher verbally explains the meaning of presented word in context using very simple sentence, and then learners guess it.
The last is consolidating new words through tactile- kinesthetic preference. For this consolidation, a teacher employs some drilling techniques. By
using flash card and or real thing, a teacher gives some commands. For examples: ‘hold the cat represented by drawing flash card or ‘hold the pen.’ ‘Put the cat
represented by drawing flash card on the table or ‘put the pen on the book.’ ‘Touch the cat represented by drawing flash card, touching one or more card or
‘touch the pen.’ ‘Give Anna the cat represented by drawing flash card or ‘Give Anna the pen.’
C. The use of Learning Styles for the teaching of Vocabulary
1. Visual Learning Style
According to Scott Thornburry 2004: 25 that “…easily visualized words are more memorable than words that don’t immediately evoke a picture.”
It means that it will be easy for the learners to memorize the words if they are learn the word by using a picture even for abstract words, because a picture can
help the learners to associate them with some mental image. Other linguists such as Jack C. Richards and Wily A. Renandya 2002:
263 also argue that in teaching vocabulary, the learners can efficiently learn the unfamiliar words when the both of picture and text are available.
In the handbook of research on Teaching and The English Language Arts edited by Diane Lapp and Douglas 2011: 55, In addition to Social Practices
Affecting Middle-Grades 10- 14 years old Literacy Joyce E. Many, Mary Ariail,
and Dana L. Fox argue that ‘Multimodal literacy transcend written and spoken language for communications and include other sign systems that carry meaning,
such as visual and spatial.’
2. Auditory Learning Style
Even though there are many linguists assume that both Visual and Auditory learning styles are the effective way to learn vocabulary, it rarely found
that, the auditory learning style itself claimed as the better way to learn words than visual learning style.
Elizabeth Maxwell 2002: 373 states that the learners with auditory style are good listener. They can break down complex information into small bits then
present it step by step by doing the easier step first. Then they gradually move into the more complex and difficult parts. It is different from visual learners. When
they think in image, they feel hard to find the right words, because they have to try to translate the images and thoughts into words.
In addition, Richard C. Gacka 2001: 1 also states that the learners with auditory learning style will have no difficulty with complex grammar and enjoy
the nuances of vocabulary. They are able to grasp abstract associations, articulate, respond the verbal utterance. They will listen intently, possibly classifying or
storing information in memory for future use.
3. Tactile- Kinesthetic Style
