VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES USED BY 8
thGRADERS IN
SMPN 1 BANYUBIRU
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement of Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Yulia Kusuma Dhewi
112009131
ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES USED BY 8
thGRADERS IN
SMPN 1 BANYUBIRU
THESIS
Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirement of Degree of
Sarjana Pendidikan
Yulia Kusuma Dhewi
112009131
ENGLISH TEACHER EDUCATION PROGRAM
FACULTY OF LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE
SATYA WACANA CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
SALATIGA
2014
VOCABULARY LEARNING STRATEGIES USED BY 8th GRADERS IN SMPN 1 BANYUBIRU
Yulia Kusuma Dhewi
Abstract
Learners need to master vocabulary as the basic in language learning. However, in Indonesia, where English is taught as a foreign language, vocabulary is often taught incidentally and only given little priority. Due to the importance of vocabulary, strategy is needed in language learning. As the part of learning strategy, vocabulary learning strategies (VLS) will facilitate learners to develop their vocabulary. This research aimed to investigate learners‟ beliefs toward VLS and to explore the VLS that were used by 8th graders in SMPN 1 Banyubiru. The sub-questions were: (1) What are 8th graders in SMP N 1 Banyubiru beliefs about vocabulary learning? (2) What are the VLS used by the 8th graders in SMPN 1 Banyubiru? The data gathered from questionnaire that distributed to 149 students. The result of this research revealed that 8th graders in SMPN 1 Banyubiru believed that repetition is the best way to remember words and the VLS they used were: (1) source strategy, (2) cognitive strategy, (3) metacognitive strategy, (4) memory strategy, (5) activation strategy, and (6) anxiety strategy.
