TEACHING VOCABULARY THROUGH VERBAL TECHNIQUES

Abstrak

Abstract

This paper aims to discuss how to teach vocabulary using verbal technique. Verbal technique method is one effective strategy in teaching vocabulary because it is easily done by the teacher in teaching vocabulary. One of kinds of verbal technique is definitions and illustrative sentences. In the method of verbal technique, teachers must implement procedures ranging from pre-teaching, whilst-teaching, and post-teaching. The teacher should introduce the words that they will learn. After that, the teacher give definitions and illustrative sentences about the words and ask the students about them, to solve the problem teacher give solution with give other examples and discusses about the words that is difficult for the student to understand until the students understand what that words they learn. So, the verbal technique is one of effective way in teaching English vocabulary.

Keywords: Teaching Vocabulary, Verbal Techniques, Definitions and Illustrative sentences