Teaching Vocabulary Techniques Through Letterland in Star Kiddy Preschool Semarang
Abstract
This study is important to be conducted because vocabulary is a fundamental skill and a vocabulary competency involves students“ self-confidences in class participation. Because of that reason, teacher has to teach vocabulary since children because children are better learners of language (Gordon, 2007). So the writer conducted this study to find out the answer to the question of what are the teaching vocabulary techniques that Star Kiddy Preschool“s teachers use through letterland. The writer began this study with included observing two teachers in Star Kiddy Preschool who teach in letterland class. The writer observed two classes with different teachers. While observing the classes, the writer recorded how the teachers taught in class to find out the teaching vocabulary technique through letterland. After reviewing teachers“ video recording and discover the teaching vocabulary techniques, the writer interviewed each teacher. As the result, there are four techniques that they used to teaching vocabulary. They are picture, real object, guessing and translation.
Keywords: vocabulary, technique, letterland, children.
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