A Study On Teaching Vocabulary Using Group Work At The Seventh Year Students Of SMP PGRI 03 Bruno In The Academic Year 2012/2013

Abstract

This research aims at describing the process of teaching vocabulary using group work taught by the teacher at the seventh year students of SMP PGRI 03 Bruno in the academic year 2012/2013 and describing the problems faced by the teacher in teaching vocabulary at the seventh year students of SMP PGRI 03 Bruno in the academic year 2012/2013. The data are taken from interview, observation and documents analysis. The subjects of the study are the English teacher and the students at the seventh year students of SMP PGRI 03 Bruno. The object of the study is teaching English vocabulary process by using group work at the seventh year students of SMP PGRI 03 Bruno. The result showed that there are three processes of teaching vocabulary using work group They are (1) opening, (2) explanation, (3) consultation, (4) practice, (5) presentation, (6) evaluation, and (7) closing. Moreover, the problems face by the teacher based on the interview, the researcher can state some problems faced by the teacher in teaching English are as follows: (1) class management, (2) limited time, (3) different capability of the students, and (4) unstable motivation of the students.