TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARY TO THE 3 GRADE ...

10E. Technique of Teaching VocabularyIn teaching vocabulary we must understand the way in introducing somewords to the children because teaching vocabulary is different from teachingadult. Children often feel bored and uninterested in English lesson because thislanguage is so strange to their life so that as the teacher we must make theminterested and understand in learning English as their second language. M.JMcCharty (1990: 121) said that “We concentrated on vocabulary presentation inthe classroom very much from the teacher’s point of view, but success in thevocabulary lesson crucially depends on the interaction between teacher andlearners and on the work the learners themselves put into the assimilation andpracticing of new words”.On the 3 rd grade they just learn about concrete words such as name offruits, foods and drinks, animals, things in their around, and others. So it is betterif we present vocabulary accompanied by picture because the children becomeeasier to remember the words. Without the picture they will get difficulty inlearning vocabulary. Doff (1988: 126) stated that “presenting new vocabularyinvolves showing the form of the word (how it is pronounced and spelt), showingthe meaning of the word clearly, giving students a chance to hear how the word isused”.Here are some techniques for teaching new words according to AdrianDoff (1998: 11) in his book Teach English:‣ Say the word clearly and write it on the board.‣ Get the class to repeat the word in chorus.