CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background
English is a tool to communicate both
orally and in writing. Ministry of National Education, who was preparing for
the competency standards in the curriculum in 2004, stipulates that the ability
to be owned by Indonesian students is to understand and express information,
thoughts, feelings, and develop science, technology, and culture in the English
language. Thus, the English language serves as a tool to communicate in order
to access the information other than as a tool to foster interpersonal
relationships, exchange information and enjoy the aesthetics of language in
British culture. Therefore, the aims of English subject are-as-follows:
1. To develop the ability to communicate in English, either in
the form of oral or written, which includes listening skills,
speaking, writing and reading2. To grow awareness of the nature of language and the importance of English as a foreign language to become the main tool of learning
3. To develop an understanding of the interconnectedness culture and expand cultural horizons so that students have a cross-cultural insights and can engage in cultural diversity.
One component
of language learning is the understanding of the English
vocabulary-it-self,-in-addition-to-other-components.
Vocabulary is the set of known word meanings and can be used by someone in a language. Vocabulary person is defined as the set of all the words are understood by the person or all the words that are likely to be used by such person to construct a new sentence. Vocabulary richness is generally considered a person-is-a-description-of-intelligence-or-education-level. Understanding the vocabulary is generally regarded as an important part of the process of learning a language or develop one's ability in a language that has been mastered. School students often are taught new words as part of a particular subject and many adults who consider the formation of the vocabulary as an interesting and educative activities.
Vocabulary is the set of known word meanings and can be used by someone in a language. Vocabulary person is defined as the set of all the words are understood by the person or all the words that are likely to be used by such person to construct a new sentence. Vocabulary richness is generally considered a person-is-a-description-of-intelligence-or-education-level. Understanding the vocabulary is generally regarded as an important part of the process of learning a language or develop one's ability in a language that has been mastered. School students often are taught new words as part of a particular subject and many adults who consider the formation of the vocabulary as an interesting and educative activities.
Vocabulary acquisition
is the most fundamental thing that must be mastered in learning the English
language a person who is a foreign language for all students and people of
Indonesia. How can someone express a language if he does not understand the
vocabulary of the language. Especially if it is learned foreign languages, so
that mastery of vocabulary is something that is absolutely owned by the
language learners .. If a student has English language vocabulary sufficient
then automatically will give more support to the achievement of English
language competence was four. And vice versa without having an adequate
vocabulary a student will have difficulty in achieving competence in the
language
The curriculum used in
today's competence-oriented, meaning that students are required to have certain
competencies or skills as a result of the learning process at school.
Competency-based education emphasizes the ability to be possessed by graduates
of an education. Competence is often called the standard of competence is the
ability of graduates should generally be controlled. Competence according to
Hall and Jones (1976: 29) is "a statement which describes the appearance
of a certain ability in a round which is a fusion between the knowledge and
skills that can be observed and measured." Competence (ability) is a
graduate of primary capital to compete on a global level, because the
competition is on the ability of human resources. Therefore. ,
the adoption of competency-based education is ????????????
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