Vocabularies
are needed in learning English for the beginner. Without vocabularies, the
students are difficult to communicate with each other. As the teacher, we have
to find the creative ways to help the students in comprehending the foreign language.
Teaching vocabularies using flashcards is one of the appropriate ways. It is
also has effects for the students learning process in understanding the new
vocabularies, motivating the students, and gaining the meaning easier.
First of all,
teaching vocabularies using flashcard will make the students to be able in
remembering and understanding the new vocabularies. When the teacher teaches at
the first grade, the students do not know yet about English especially its
words. So, they need the media in order to help them in remembering and
understanding the vocabularies that usually taking place in daily life. The students
are able to gain the words and they can easily to remember it. It is impossible
to exist in mastering English without knowing its words. Hatch and Brown (1995:1)
They say, “Vocabulary is the foundation to build languages, which plays a
fundamental role in communication”. According to the quote above, people can
express their ideas and understand the other basic competence well by mastering
vocabularies. When the teacher teaches English for the beginner, it is difficult to make them understand
the words while the translation is not appropriate in learning English. So,
they can use the flashcards to help in learning process.
Secondly,
teaching vocabularies using flashcard will motivate the students and get their attention to the
lesson in learning process. Illustrating many words can be done in various
ways. The more creative the teacher teaches vocabulary, the easier the
vocabulary can be learned. The teacher is also expected to be able to motivate
the students in learning English. Sometimes, the teachers were very confused
with the crowded classroom where the students don’t want to give their
attention to the lesson. In this situation, the teachers can take the easier
way to get the students’ attention using flashcard. The classrooms’ situation
become active and interactive, because they enjoy and they are motivated in
teaching and learning process. Flashcards in teaching vocabulary are very
simple visual aids, and the teacher can make the students more active during
the teaching learning process. Flashcards are some kinds of media that can be
used by the teacher in the classroom. It can increase their attention and
concentration to study new words in English. Then, the students will be
interested to the lesson, and they will give more attention. So, the students’
enthusiasm and motivation increase in joining the learning activity.
The third
effect is that teaching vocabularies using flashcard will help the students to
get the meaning of the words easily. Some teachers have difficulties in teaching
vocabularies, then they need some media to help the teaching process easier. Flashcards
helps the teacher in teaching process, and also it helps the students in
gaining the meaning of the words. The students can use their background
knowledge when the teachers give some examples of flashcards that related to
the topics. There are some students feel difficult in understanding the
meaning, then the teachers have to give the clear explanation to make them
understand the meaning. By giving flashcard as a media, it helps the students
in understanding the meaning of the words. It can be said that the existence of
flashcards makes the students familiar with certain words. They can see, read,
and touch the object by using flashcard. Thus, after the lesson is over, they
can memorize and remember the words easily.
In conclusion,
flashcards have many advantages when used in teaching learning process.
Flashcards have a great power in understanding the new vocabularies, motivating
the students, and gaining the meaning easier. Meanwhile, flashcards are easy
media to help students and teacher in learning process.
Therefore, when you are going to teach vocabulary lesson, you should choose the
appropriate media which
helps you in delivering the
lesson well that can be understood by the students easily.
References :
Improving Students’ Vocabulary Mastery Using
Flashcards. http://download.portalgaruda.org/article.php?article=109408&val=4086
Using Flashcards In
Teaching English vocabulary For
Beginner. https://www.academia.edu/8690313/Using_flashcards_in_teaching_vocabulary
