IMPROVING STUDENTS' VOCABULARY THROUGH DICTATION METHOD

Abstract

Teaching English as a foreign language means that English is taught by the people because English is not their mother tongue or their native language. In teaching English or other languages actually people have to teach the four skills, they are listening, speaking, reading and writing. In other word, in teaching English as a foreign language and teaching English as a second language is not different. Indonesian people only learn English in the class or their school. Therefore, there are only some people who speak English. In Indonesia, English is taught as the first foreign language. As a foreign language, English is not used for daily communication. Vocabulary skills are very helpful for students in mastering English to the next level because English subjects are taught at the education level such as elementary school, junior high school, high school, and at university even in a group or organization. In this research, a method is needed to support students' vocabulary mastery. The researchers try to do research to improve vocabulary mastery through the dictation method. As known to all, dictation method is an effective way to review and test one’s vocabulary. This paper introduces the theories that support dictation method and the effective strategies for applying it. Besides, this paper also explains how the teachers should do to help the students enhance enthusiasm and confidence for learning, stimulate learning motivation, reduce or eliminate their difficulty and take measures to improve their language skills, so as to raise the efficiency of memorizing vocabulary and achieve the purpose of increasing vocabulary.