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LIST OF APPENDICES ... ix
CHAPTER I: INTRODUCTION ... 1
1.1 Background of The Study ... 1
CHAPTER II: REVIEW OF LITERATURE ... 8
2.1 The Teaching and Learning Language Strategy ... 8
2.2 Teaching EFL Vocabulary ... 10
2.2.1 Vocabulary in EFL Learning ... 10
2.2.2 The Aspects of Words in Teaching Vocabulary ... 11
2.2.2.1 Form: Pronunciation and Spelling ... 12
2.2.2.2 Grammar ... 12
2.2.2.3 Collocations ... 13
2.2.2.4 Aspects of Meaning Relationship ... 13
2.2.3 EFL Vocabulary Learning Burden ... 14
2.3 Strategies of Teaching EFL Vocabulary ... 16
2.3.1 An Overview of Taxonomy of Vocabulary Learning Strategy ... 16
2.3.2 The Oxford Taxonomy of Vocabulary Learning Strategies ... 17
2.3.2.1 Determination Strategy ... 23
2.3.2.2 Social Strategy ... 26
2.3.2.3 Memory Strategy ... 27
2.3.2.4 Cognitive Strategy ... 33
2.3.2.5 Metacognitive Strategy ... 34
2.4 Summary of Chapter Two ... 35
CHAPTER III: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY ... 37
3.1 Research Design ... 37
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3.3 Data Collecting Techniques ... 41
3.3.1 The Questionnaires ... 41
3.3.2 The Classroom Observations ... 41
3.3.3 The Interviews ... 42
3.4 Data Analysis ... 42
CHAPTER IV: DATA PRESENTATIONS AND DISCUSSIONS ... 45
4.1 Strategies Used by the Teachers in the Teaching of Vocabulary ... 45
4.1.1 Determination Strategy... 47
4.1.2 Social Strategy ... 49
4.1.3 Memory Strategy ... 50
4.1.4 Cognitive Strategy ... 52
4.1.5 Metacognitive Strategy ... 53
4.2 Problems in Implementing the Strategies ... 54
4.2.1 Lack of Teaching Media and Resources ... 55
4.2.2 Problems Related to Students Quality ... 55
4.2.2.1 Negative Learning Attitude ... 55
4.2.2.2 Heterogeneity of the Students Competence ... 56
4.2.3 Problems Related to Teachers’ Condition ... 57
4.2.3.1 Lack of Opportunities to Update Pedagogical Knowledge ... 57
4.2.3.2 Teachers Syntactical Errors and Limited Vocabulary ... 58
4.2.3.2 Losing Motivation to Teach ... 59
4.3 Teachers’ Solution for the Problems of Implementing the Strategies ... 60
4.3.1 Solutions for the lack of Teaching Media and Resources ... 61
4.3.2 Solutions for the Problems Related to Students Quality ... 64
4.3.3 Solutions for the Problems Related to Teachers’ Quality ... 71
4.4 Summary of Chapter IV ... 76
CHAPTER V: CONCLUSIONS AND SUGGESTIONS ... 78
5.1 Introduction ... 78
5.1 Conclusions ... 78
5.3 Recommendations ... 81
REFERENCES ... 83
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Table 2.1. Discovering Learning Burden ... 15
Table 2.2. A taxonomy of vocabulary learning strategies ... 21
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APPENDIX 1 THE QUESTIONNAIRES
Appendix 1.1 The Questionnaires for the Teachers Appendix 1.2: Applied Teaching Strategies of Teacher 1 Appendix 1.3: Applied Teaching Strategies of Teacher 2 Appendix 1.4: Applied Teaching Strategies of Teacher 3 Appendix 1.5: Applied Teaching Strategies of Teacher 4
APPENDIX 2 : THE FIELD NOTES FROM OBSERVATION Appendix 2.1: The Observation Checklist of Teacher 1 Appendix 2.2: The Observation Checklist of Teacher 2 Appendix 2.3: The Observation Checklist of Teacher 3 Appendix 2.4: The Observation Checklist of Teacher 4
APPENDIX 3 : THE INTERVIEW
Appendix 3.1: The Questions for the Interview
