Teaching English Vocabulary Through Pictures for Young Learners
Teaching English Vocabulary through Pictures for Young Learners
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
All languages consist of words. Languages emerge first as words, both historically, and in terms of the way each of us learned our first and any subsequent languages. Vocabulary plays an important role because it appears in every language skills. Mastering vocabulary is very important for the students who learn English as a foreign language. It is because vocabulary is a key to young learners understanding what they hear and read in school, to communicating successfully with other people and a person may be judged by others based on his or her vocabulary. There are many advantages of mastering vocabulary. The important thing that we can get from learning vocabulary is learning fast. The other advantages are improve public speaking and easy to read English text.
Nowadays, many university students can not understand English. Whereas, in the university, there are a lot of teaching materials that use English. This will hamper them in studying the science they are studying.
From the experiences, many people said that learning English is difficult and the lesson makes them bored. This is not at all interesting for their first impression, but unfortunately, they did not enjoy it and felt oppressed. It makes them did not like English anymore and always felt oppressed everytime they learn English. They must have strong foundation for their future. As we know that English is very important for everything. If they do not have strong base, they may be difficult to understand English in the future and for their learning in university. As I conclude that learning English for young learners is very important, we have to focus on base of the children learning English. And I think teaching English vocabulary through pictures for young learners is one of the strategy to make funny learning and their first impression for learning English is good.
1.2 Theoretical Framework
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
All languages consist of words. Languages emerge first as words, both historically, and in terms of the way each of us learned our first and any subsequent languages. Vocabulary plays an important role because it appears in every language skills. Mastering vocabulary is very important for the students who learn English as a foreign language. It is because vocabulary is a key to young learners understanding what they hear and read in school, to communicating successfully with other people and a person may be judged by others based on his or her vocabulary. There are many advantages of mastering vocabulary. The important thing that we can get from learning vocabulary is learning fast. The other advantages are improve public speaking and easy to read English text.
Nowadays, many university students can not understand English. Whereas, in the university, there are a lot of teaching materials that use English. This will hamper them in studying the science they are studying.
From the experiences, many people said that learning English is difficult and the lesson makes them bored. This is not at all interesting for their first impression, but unfortunately, they did not enjoy it and felt oppressed. It makes them did not like English anymore and always felt oppressed everytime they learn English. They must have strong foundation for their future. As we know that English is very important for everything. If they do not have strong base, they may be difficult to understand English in the future and for their learning in university. As I conclude that learning English for young learners is very important, we have to focus on base of the children learning English. And I think teaching English vocabulary through pictures for young learners is one of the strategy to make funny learning and their first impression for learning English is good.
1.2 Theoretical Framework