INCREASING
THE STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY MASTERY BY USING WORD WALL MEDIA
CHAPTER
1
INTRODUCTION
A.
Background
Teaching
English in our country has been developed extensively because English is an
international language in the world. Therefore, Indonesian government has
brought it as a local since at the elementary school. In teaching English
vocabulary as an element or language is considered as the most important factor
in increasing the mastered if the students are still lacking of vocabulary.
Vocabulary is a part of language learning that need continuing growth and
development by both native and non native speakers long after grammar and
pronunciation elementary school until senior high Scholl. In language teaching
preparation program in our country, more and attention being given to improve
some technique for teaching vocabulary.
Learning
vocabulary as a foreign language seems easy but some students feel fear. The
teacher of English should find out solution by crating efficient and effective
technique of teaching in teaching English vocabulary, besides that, the
teachers should establish condition which makes teaching vocabulary possible.
The learning will occur within reasonable period of time.
Realizing
how important the vocabulary and how difficult students to build up the
teachers of English have provided students with rich exciting exercise which
are expected to help vocabulary mush be very helpful to improve the students’
ability in English communication. Allen (1997:149) says that vocabulary is very
important in a language, when we learn a language like English; we learn the
words of language. Students must continue to learn words as they learn
structure as they practice the target language. The vocabulary is needed very
to master the four skills in English.
Through vocabulary, we convey our ideas, emotion,
and efficiently. Without mastering it, people will not be able to use English
effectively. In all language teaching, students must continually learn
vocabulary as they learn structure (Allen 1997:149).
In fact, students’ mastery of English vocabulary is
still lack. The students are also difficult to deliver their ideas because of
their limitation of vocabulary. On the other hand, some students don’t have
self-confidence speaking using that vocabulary. As consequence, students will
be difficult to communicate to each other or share their opinion. So that, they
should always improve their of vocabulary.
Vocabulary not easy thing to do, we must be
optimistic that can. Teacher has to make an effort to build their students’
vocabulary since students will have more opportunity to identify the words
during the teaching and learning process.In order to improve the learners’
mastery on vocabulary (English vocabulary), some previous researchers have
tried out different techniques of vocabulary teaching such as the use of word wall, teaching vocabulary visual
aids.etc.
To prove the use of word wall is effective for the
vocabulary increase of the learners, the writer is interested in doing
observation to introduce under the title: increasing the students’ vocabulary
mastery by using Word Wall Media.
