THE
EFFECT OF SUING PICTURE MEDIA ON STUDENTS VOCABULARY MASTERY BY FOURTH GRADE OF
SD NEGERI
CHAPTER
1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Research 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. Vocabulary is when we speak and write; the
term expressive vocabulary is used to refer to both since these are the
vocabularies we use to express ourselves. We “understand” vocabulary when we
listen to speech and when we read (Pikulski & Templeton 2004: 1).
Ferreira (2007) point out many
authors have similar definitions about
vocabulary. Vocabulary can be
defined as a
powerful carrier of
meaning and the knowledge of words and their meanings. This means
that without establishing
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