• Draw vocabulary sketchnotes:
Kids and teachers love sketchnotes! Rather than writing out definitions, have students draw a sketch that sums up each word instead. It’s a lot more fun and gives kids an image for visual association and to help remember the meanings.
• Match words to describe character
This is a terrific way to practice vocab words pulled from books you’re reading. Ask students to use various words to describe the different characters in the book and their feelings, thoughts, and actions.
CONCLUSION
Vocabulary is the most important skill when learning /teaching a foreign language. It is on vocabulary that all the other skills like reading, writing, speaking, and listening are based and developed. This has shown why it is important to learn new words. Vocabulary helps students express themselves more precisely and sharpens communication skills it also requires students to cognitive academic language proficiency. When students learn more of 90-95% of the vocabulary words helps students to understand what other people are saying and what she/he is reading. Without a sufficient understanding of words, it’s difficult for students to understand others or express their ideas. Teaching vocabulary is important across the curriculum from language arts and social studies to mathematics and science. By learning several words at the students’ disposal of describing events or emotions, they can be that explicit when sharing ideas their ideas and opinions
The result of this research showed that the techniques that have been employed by the teacher could improve young learners’ achievement. Therefore, those techniques that have been employed before are possible to be applied again. For instance in teaching young learners aged 5 years old, the teacher can apply the use of pictures, command and real object. It can help them to comprehend new words even though their ability in reading still lack. They can recognize words through pictures, command and real object. Meanwhile, teacher can apply the use of text book, translation and memorization in teaching young learners aged 5 up to 7 years old.
Although, those techniques work well to young learners aged 5 up to 7 years old,
the writer observed that the teacher still needs some improvisations. The writer suggests that the teacher may not forget that young learners have big desire to play all the time. The teacher may find out other media that can catch young learners’ attention and make them feel interested in vocabulary lesson. Further research on effective techniques in teaching vocabulary to young learners is suggested..
Also the teacher can teach vocabulary by using many techniques such as; listen and do, listen and repeat, question and answer, in pair or group discussion, modeling and demonstration, concept mapping, brainstorming, outdoor activity and other techniques; singing song, game, and using pictures. The techniques of listen and do, listen and repeat, question and answer, modeling and demonstration were more dominant than the other techniques.
Then common techniques in teaching vocabulary to young learners can be divided into two groups. For presenting new words, using flashcards and miming are preferred by the teacher in this study.
The techniques used in teaching vocabulary were various, it made the students enjoy the English lesson. She tried to make her students understand easily by using many techniques in teaching and learning process. The selection techniques were adjusted to the level, time and theme. The teacher used simple vocabulary that was appropriate to the theme.
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