Analyzing Students’ Vocabulary by Using Reading Texts at SMA Negeri 1 Lage

Gitit Indra Putra Wacana, Charles Setiawan Toedje

Abstract

In language learning, vocabulary is very important. The development of these skills should be known from the very beginning as a central element of language teaching. Therefore, this research aims to find out the teachers ' way to build vocabulary skills using text at SMA Negeri 1 Lage. The outcome of the study should be incorporated into the English vocabulary of teachers and students.The findings revealed that the reading text technique is effective in teaching new vocabularies. Beside that, this technique is important to help students memorize the new vocabularies. It can also stimulate them to be creative in producing and creating sentences

Keywords

vocabulary mastery; reading texts;

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.71127/2829-9426.405

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