PICTURES IN
WRITING
Definition of Pictures
Jean L. Mckenchnie (1980: 1357) defines picture in
Webster dictionary that ì Picture is an image, or likeness of an object,
person, or scene produce on a flat surface, especially by painting, drawing or
photography.
Meanwhile according to
Andrew Wright (1989: 29) Picture
is not just
an aspect of method but through its representation of
place, object, and people, it is essential part of the overall experiences.
The
kinds and numbers
of pictures that
the teacher should
take with him to
carry out the
activities in class
can be taken
from magazines, articles,
or others and should be interactive and interesting to
capture the studentsí attention the purpose of using pictures for the students
is to give them an opportunity to practices the language in real context or in
situations in which they can make it to communicate their ideas.
According
to Ruth Gairns
and Stuart Redman (1986) Pictures can
be formed such: wall
charts, commercially- produced
flashcards, hand drawn
pictures, and of
course illustration from course
books and supplementary books
From the meaning
of pictures above,
it indicates that
the pictures has exchanged and represented the real object
into a simple device which has displayed a series of places, object, person, or even experiences
