Teacher's Technique in Teaching Vocabulary to Young Learners at an Elementary School Bangko
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https://doi.org/10.22437/langue.v3i2.45823Keywords:
Teaching technique, vocabulary, young learnersAbstract
Vocabulary is a very important aspect of a language that a beginner language learner needs to master. School teachers who teach English as a foreign language at elementary schools applied eclectic vocabulary teaching methods that they believe to be effective to teach their students. The researchers recruited an English teacher to be the research participant. This research aimed to examine teacher’s technique in teaching vocabulary to young learners in an elementary school Bangko. A qualitative case study design was applied to obtain information through interview and observation. The findings from the interview indicated that the teacher applied many kinds of techniques in teaching vocabulary to the first-grade learners of an elementary school Bangko. The interview result showed that the teacher used many kinds of techniques. In addition, from the result of observation, it was shown that the teacher applied song technique, personalization technique, realia technique, gesture technique, and picture technique in teaching vocabulary. The learners were guided by the teacher to follow some activities. Materials introduction and application of the techniques occurred in the classroom. The techniques in teaching vocabulary to young learners were applied to create exciting environment for the learners. Besides, the learners were able to participate in captivating activities as they learned vocabulary. In conclusion, teaching activities during teaching vocabulary to young learners exciting atmosphere. They were suitable to be given to young learners as an alternative way of teaching vocabulary.
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