CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of Study
English is
an international language.
Almost all countries
have adapted English used
as a compulsory
subject at schools.
The national education
has decided that English as a foreign language taught in Indonesian
schools. It learned started from primary schools up to university. People
realize that teaching English at this level
becomes very important
and need much
concern. As an
English teacher, he or
she demands to
explore effective techniques,
method, and approaches.
The students
have to master
the four basic
language skills. They are
listening, speaking, reading, and writing. Beside such basic skill, the student has to master
some vocabularies as well as possible. Vocabulary
is one important aspect in learning a foreign language. With a limited vocabulary
anyone will also
has a limited
understanding in terms
of speaking, reading, listening,
and writing. It is true that
it might be
impossible to learn a
language without mastering
vocabulary. Vocabulary is one of the
problems confronted by
English language learners.
Because of the
limited vocabulary, the learners
cannot communicate to
others clearly. Sometimes
it is difficult to group the idea
transmitted to them. The acquisition of a large number of vocabularies
can help the
students read, speak,
listen, and write.
A good vocabulary and ability to use words correctly
and effectively can help the students make school work easier and more
rewarding, and also many tests that they take in school
include vocabulary questions.
The more vocabularies
they know the better their chance to do well on an
English test.
According to
H. G. Tarigan,
ìKualitas keterampilan berbahasa
seseorang jelas tergantung pada kuantitas dan kualitas yang dimilikinya
maka semakin besar kosakata yang kita
miliki maka semakin
besar pula kemungkinan
kita terampil berbahasaî.1 (The
quality of language skill depends on the quantity and quality of vocabulary.
The more vocabulary we have, the bigger possibility to have a skill to use the
language). Mastering vocabulary is the ability to get or to receive a lot of
words. By having and mastering vocabulary we will know the meaning of
vocabulary in the context. Measuring vocabulary helps to avoid making mistakes
in understanding.
On
the other hand, foreign students learning English reading text, one lack of
vocabulary, whereas in fact vocabulary is the most important thing in reading skill. Nowadays,
the ability to
comprehend English is
necessary for peoplean also
to understanding English,
people have to
able to communicate
English and also able
to read many
kinds of English
text. The ability
to read is
crucial in contemporary society.
People find many
texts written in
English, from holiday Henry Guntur Tarigan, Pengajaran Kosakata
(Bandung: Angkasa, 1986) p.2 brochures
to academic books,
newspaper, advertisements, etc.
therefore, the ability to read
English text in any form will give a great deal of advantages in our lives.
Harry Madox
said that ìreading
is the most
important single in
studyî.2 And the curriculum stated that out of the four skills,
listening, speaking, reading, and
writing, the main
emphasis is on
reading skill because
it is believed
that acquisition of reading in a second or foreign language is
priority.3 Reading is good thing in life
because it is a factor of great importance in the individual development and
the most important activity in school. It is needed in every
level of field
of study. Particularly
in cases when
students have to
read English materials for their own special subject. Being able to read in English is very
important as it is known that success in
reading is the
most necessary because
it is a
basic tool of
education. All the subjects in Elementary School such as
mathematics, science, language, and others depend on the ability to read. In
high school and college reading ability becomes even more
important. Through reading
we acquire new
ideas, obtain needed information, seek support for our
ideas and broaden our interest. We can also get the message that the????????????????
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