A STUDY ON TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING VOCABULARY TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI RESEARCH PAPER.
A STUDY ON TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING
VOCABULARY TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF
SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
QONI’ATUR RAHMAWATI
320 040 164
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2009
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Vocabulary is important for language and of typical language learners.
Without sufficient vocabulary, student can not communicate effectively and
the student can not express his ideas in both oral and written forms. We are
just human beings. We need to talk to somebody else. We need to
communicate with other people. Through spoken and written forms. For the
reasons, communication plays an important role in our live. To communicate,
we need some media. Here language is the important media to communicate
with other human beings.
Furthermore, English is already being used for more than a half of people
in the world. So it is easy for us to have and to increase our knowledge by
reading books, watching news, learning something by mastering or having
knowledge of English as well. English is very important for us to learn from
the first time.
Out door activity is an activity that can be done by people to loose the
feeling of boredom. It is more interesting than indoor activities, because these
activities are conducted out door. When we are out door, we can get more
motivation to learn something (Monodewo, 2003. 112). Out door activities are
essential for children health and well being. The sense of peace and pleasure
that the children experience when they take in the fresh air, and watch the
butterfly tends gently on a flower is measurable. In out door the children can
do many activities such as running, jumping, climbing and playing out door.
The time children spend out door every day is just many ways to enrich the
objective of the course and support children’s development and acquisition.
Usually students in first year still have limited vocabulary, because they
get difficulties to memorize the meaning, particularly focusing on the study of
pronunciation of English words. From the result of the interview with the
English teacher and the student of children, it is found that the limited
vocabulary is their problem in learning English. It is difficult for them to
remember the meaning and the pronunciation the words. They are also not
interested in studying English because they feel bored with the teacher’s
technique. Usually, the teacher taught vocabulary just in the class directly.
The teacher does not combine the technique with other technique, such as
songs, games, or story. Hence, the students feel bored and difficult to
memorize the words. Based on the phenomenon above, the researcher and the
English teacher of in SDN 2 Teguhan Ngawi try to find the effective solution
to increase the vocabulary mastery by using out door activities.
Presenting vocabulary items in the school is not easy for some teachers.
There are many difficulties in teaching English in the school especially in
elementary school, because the students are usually confused and difficult in
memorizing vocabulary. In Indonesia, there are some English teachers who
still use traditional method to teach vocabulary. Teachers just ask the student
to memorize some words with their equivalent in the student native language.
Many different techniques had been implemented to teach word effectively.
One of the good techniques is Repeated Exposure to Words technique. In the
school of SDN 2 Teguhan Ngawi that the writer observed the students’
activity and the teacher used the repeated exposure to words technique in the
teaching learning process. And the students predict the picture using English
language. Therefore, the students can be motivated to learn English,
particularly the vocabulary.
Although children seem to learn new words quickly they will also forget
quickly too. So it is important to give them practice to help their memory.
However, the English teacher must help the student especially in teaching
vocabulary. The teacher can give many interesting ways to learn. In this case
the writers want to observe the implementation of teaching vocabulary using
repeated exposure to words technique in SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
Based on the reason and phenomena above, the writer wants to do the
research on technique on teaching and learning process of English lesson at
elementary school, entitled: A STUDY ON TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING
VOCABULARY TO THE FIRST YEAR OF SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
B. Problem Statement
Based on the background of the study the writer formulates the problem
statement as follows:
1. What teaching technique is applied by the teacher in teaching vocabulary
to the first year students of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI?
2. What are the problems faced by the teacher in teaching vocabulary using
the technique at the first year students of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI?
3. What the technique is the most appropriate applied by the teacher in SDN
2 TEGUHAN NGAWI?
C. Limitation of the Study
There are many problems in language teaching learning and the problem
can never be overcome completely, although many attempts have been done
to solve them. The writer is aware that it is impossible for her to cope with all
of problems of English teaching learning because of her limited capability and
knowledge.
According to the problem statements, the writer would like to limit the
study as follows:
1. The subject of the study is limited to the teacher and the first year students
of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
2. The object of the study is limited to the teaching technique in teaching
vocabulary at the first year students of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
D. Objective of the Study
Based on the research problems above, the writer has the following
objective.
1. To describe the implementation technique of teaching English Vocabulary
to the first year students of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
2. To know the problems faced by the teacher in teaching Vocabulary using
the technique at the first year students of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
3. To know the most appropriate technique applied in the first year students
of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
E. Benefits of the Study
This research is expected to be able to give a contribution to the
educational world, especially for the English teachers of elementary school,
when the study has been completed. It is expected to have two theoretical
benefits practical and practical benefits.
1. Theoretical Benefits
a. The results of the research can be used as the reference for those
who want to conduct a research in teaching English vocabulary.
b. The result of research can be useful for English teachers in their
teaching English vocabulary.
2. Practical Benefits
a. It will improve both teacher and students’ ability to solve their problem
in the field of mastering English vocabulary.
b. It can motivate the students to read English in their daily life.
F. Research Paper Organization
The writer organizes this research paper in order to make easier to
understand. The writer divides this research paper into five chapters.
Chapter I is introduction that consists of background of the study,
previous study, problem of the study, problem statement, limitation of the
study, and research paper organization.
Chapter II is review of related literature that presents previous study,
vocabulary, characteristics of young children.
Chapter III is research method that consists of type of research of the
study, object of the study, method of collecting data, technique of analyzing
data.
Chapter IV consists of two parts namely: research finding and
discussion.
Chapter V is conclusion and suggestion.
VOCABULARY TO THE FIRST YEAR STUDENTS OF
SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI
RESEARCH PAPER
Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements
for Getting Bachelor Degree of Education
in English Department
by
QONI’ATUR RAHMAWATI
320 040 164
SCHOOL OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION
MUHAMMADIYAH UNIVERSITY OF SURAKARTA
2009
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of the Study
Vocabulary is important for language and of typical language learners.
Without sufficient vocabulary, student can not communicate effectively and
the student can not express his ideas in both oral and written forms. We are
just human beings. We need to talk to somebody else. We need to
communicate with other people. Through spoken and written forms. For the
reasons, communication plays an important role in our live. To communicate,
we need some media. Here language is the important media to communicate
with other human beings.
Furthermore, English is already being used for more than a half of people
in the world. So it is easy for us to have and to increase our knowledge by
reading books, watching news, learning something by mastering or having
knowledge of English as well. English is very important for us to learn from
the first time.
Out door activity is an activity that can be done by people to loose the
feeling of boredom. It is more interesting than indoor activities, because these
activities are conducted out door. When we are out door, we can get more
motivation to learn something (Monodewo, 2003. 112). Out door activities are
essential for children health and well being. The sense of peace and pleasure
that the children experience when they take in the fresh air, and watch the
butterfly tends gently on a flower is measurable. In out door the children can
do many activities such as running, jumping, climbing and playing out door.
The time children spend out door every day is just many ways to enrich the
objective of the course and support children’s development and acquisition.
Usually students in first year still have limited vocabulary, because they
get difficulties to memorize the meaning, particularly focusing on the study of
pronunciation of English words. From the result of the interview with the
English teacher and the student of children, it is found that the limited
vocabulary is their problem in learning English. It is difficult for them to
remember the meaning and the pronunciation the words. They are also not
interested in studying English because they feel bored with the teacher’s
technique. Usually, the teacher taught vocabulary just in the class directly.
The teacher does not combine the technique with other technique, such as
songs, games, or story. Hence, the students feel bored and difficult to
memorize the words. Based on the phenomenon above, the researcher and the
English teacher of in SDN 2 Teguhan Ngawi try to find the effective solution
to increase the vocabulary mastery by using out door activities.
Presenting vocabulary items in the school is not easy for some teachers.
There are many difficulties in teaching English in the school especially in
elementary school, because the students are usually confused and difficult in
memorizing vocabulary. In Indonesia, there are some English teachers who
still use traditional method to teach vocabulary. Teachers just ask the student
to memorize some words with their equivalent in the student native language.
Many different techniques had been implemented to teach word effectively.
One of the good techniques is Repeated Exposure to Words technique. In the
school of SDN 2 Teguhan Ngawi that the writer observed the students’
activity and the teacher used the repeated exposure to words technique in the
teaching learning process. And the students predict the picture using English
language. Therefore, the students can be motivated to learn English,
particularly the vocabulary.
Although children seem to learn new words quickly they will also forget
quickly too. So it is important to give them practice to help their memory.
However, the English teacher must help the student especially in teaching
vocabulary. The teacher can give many interesting ways to learn. In this case
the writers want to observe the implementation of teaching vocabulary using
repeated exposure to words technique in SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
Based on the reason and phenomena above, the writer wants to do the
research on technique on teaching and learning process of English lesson at
elementary school, entitled: A STUDY ON TECHNIQUE IN TEACHING
VOCABULARY TO THE FIRST YEAR OF SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
B. Problem Statement
Based on the background of the study the writer formulates the problem
statement as follows:
1. What teaching technique is applied by the teacher in teaching vocabulary
to the first year students of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI?
2. What are the problems faced by the teacher in teaching vocabulary using
the technique at the first year students of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI?
3. What the technique is the most appropriate applied by the teacher in SDN
2 TEGUHAN NGAWI?
C. Limitation of the Study
There are many problems in language teaching learning and the problem
can never be overcome completely, although many attempts have been done
to solve them. The writer is aware that it is impossible for her to cope with all
of problems of English teaching learning because of her limited capability and
knowledge.
According to the problem statements, the writer would like to limit the
study as follows:
1. The subject of the study is limited to the teacher and the first year students
of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
2. The object of the study is limited to the teaching technique in teaching
vocabulary at the first year students of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
D. Objective of the Study
Based on the research problems above, the writer has the following
objective.
1. To describe the implementation technique of teaching English Vocabulary
to the first year students of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
2. To know the problems faced by the teacher in teaching Vocabulary using
the technique at the first year students of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
3. To know the most appropriate technique applied in the first year students
of SDN 2 TEGUHAN NGAWI.
E. Benefits of the Study
This research is expected to be able to give a contribution to the
educational world, especially for the English teachers of elementary school,
when the study has been completed. It is expected to have two theoretical
benefits practical and practical benefits.
1. Theoretical Benefits
a. The results of the research can be used as the reference for those
who want to conduct a research in teaching English vocabulary.
b. The result of research can be useful for English teachers in their
teaching English vocabulary.
2. Practical Benefits
a. It will improve both teacher and students’ ability to solve their problem
in the field of mastering English vocabulary.
b. It can motivate the students to read English in their daily life.
F. Research Paper Organization
The writer organizes this research paper in order to make easier to
understand. The writer divides this research paper into five chapters.
Chapter I is introduction that consists of background of the study,
previous study, problem of the study, problem statement, limitation of the
study, and research paper organization.
Chapter II is review of related literature that presents previous study,
vocabulary, characteristics of young children.
Chapter III is research method that consists of type of research of the
study, object of the study, method of collecting data, technique of analyzing
data.
Chapter IV consists of two parts namely: research finding and
discussion.
Chapter V is conclusion and suggestion.