THE TECHNIQUES USED BY THE TEACHER IN TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR

THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS OF SD MUHAMMADYAH MAGETAN

THESIS

By:

Ani Wijayanti

(07360176)

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADYAH MALANG

2012

THE TECHNIQUES USED BY THE TEACHER IN TEACHING VOCABULARY FOR

THE THIRD GRADE STUDENTS OF SD MUHAMMADYAH MAGETAN

THESIS

This thesis is submitted to meet one of the requirements to achieve Sarjana Degree in English Education

By:

Ani Wijayanti

(07360176)

By:

Ani Wijayanti

(07360176)

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

FACULTY OF TEACHER TRAINING AND EDUCATION

UNIVERSITY OF MUHAMMADYAH MALANG

2012

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Alhamdulillah, all my grateful prays are praised to Allah SWT, The Almighty and The

Most Merciful, for His gift to the writer in finishing the thesis. Allah, who gives me the soul of

belief, is the only power in my soul, the source of the beauty in my life. Because of His powerful

guidance I can finish my thesis entitle The techniques used bt the teacher in teaching vocabulary

for the third grade students of SD Muhammadyah Magetan. Sholawat and salam will always be

given to our last Prophet Muhammad SAW who has been showed us to right way under the

Islamic guidance. I would like to express great appreciation and thank to many persons who are

behind the completion of his thesis. Therefore, I want to address her sincere thank to:

Dr. Sri Hartiningsih, M.M, my first advisor, thank you very much for her given great

patience, idea, guidance, correction, and constructive critics, without those of this thesis

would have never been completed.

Drs. Estu Widodo, M.Hum, my second advisor thank you very much for given great

encouragement, correction, reading, with her valuable comment suggestion, the content

of this thesis could be improved.

Hopefully, Allah SWT always blesses those reason mentioned above and all their sacrifice

became their merciful deeds to help them gain success in their future. It is expected that this

thesis can be useful and beneficial for people who read it. May Allah S.W.T bless all of us.

Malang, August 1, 2012

The writer,

Ani wijayanti

TABLE OF CONTENTS

APPROVAL ................................................................................................ i

LEGALIZATION ........................................................................................ ii

MOTTO AND DEDICATION ..................................................................... iii

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT ............................................................................ iv

ABSTRACT ................................................................................................ v

TABLE OF CONTENT ............................................................................... vi

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background of Study ............................................................................. 1 1.2 Statement of Problem ............................................................................ 4 1.3 Purposes of Study .................................................................................. 4 1.4 Significant of Study ............................................................................... 4 1.5 Scope and Limitation ............................................................................. 5 1.6 Definition of Key Terms ........................................................................ 5

CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

2.1 Teaching English in Elementary School ................................................ 6

2.2 The Characteristic of English Young Learner ....................................... 7

2.3 Definition of Vocabulary ....................................................................... 8

2.4 Function of Vocabulary .............................................................................. 10

2.5 Kinds of Vocabulary ................................................................................... 12

2.6 Teaching Vocabulary for Young Learners ................................................. 13

2.7 Techniques Teaching Vocabulary for Young Learners .......................... 14

2.7.1 Drilling ......................................................................................... 15

2.7.2 Using Flashcard ............................................................................ 16

2.7.3 Translation ................................................................................... 18

2.7.4 Games .......................................................................................... 19

2.7.5 Guessing the Words ...................................................................... 22

2.7.6 Song ............................................................................................. 23

CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.1 Research Design .................................................................................... 25

3.2 Subject of the Study .............................................................................. 26

3.3 Research Instrument .............................................................................. 26

3.3.1 Observation ...................................................................................... 26

3.3.2 Interview ....................................................................................... 28

3.3.3 Documents ........................................................................................ 29

3.4 Data Collection .................................................................................. ... 30

3.5 Data Analysis ..................................................................................... ... 30

CHAPTER IV: RESEARCH FINDING AND DISCUSSION

4. 1 Research Finding ................................................................................... 32

4.1.1 Techniques in Teaching Vocabulary ........................................... 32

4.1.2 The Implementation of the Techniques ....................................... 34

4.1.3 The Advantages and Disadvantages using the Techniques ..... ...... 41

4. 2 Discussion .................................................................................................. 43

CHAPTER V: CONCLUTION AND SUGGESTION

5.1 Conclusion ............................................................................................ 47

5.2 Suggestion ............................................................................................. 49

REFRENCE

APPENDIX

MOTTO

Daring to Begin

(Ani Wijayanti - 2012)

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger,

more complex,

an more violent. It takes a touch of genius –

and a lot of courage – to move

in the opposite direction."

(Albert Einstein - 1879)

DEDICATION

This thesis is dedicated to:

My Lord Allah SWT and Prophet Muhammad SAW,

My beloved parents,

And all my friends in the world.

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