Students’ Perception on Learning Technical Vocabularies through Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy

Authors

  • Difa Viola Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang, Indonesia
  • Elih Sutisna Yanto Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang
  • Mobit Mobit Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v8i4.2802

Keywords:

vocabulary self-collection strategy, technical vocabulary, students’ perception

Abstract

The objective of this research was to investigate vocational students’ perception on learning technical vocabularies through Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy. This research provides two research questions, 1) In what ways Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy facilitate students in learning technical vocabulary? 2) What are the constraints of the students in the learning of technical vocabulary using Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy? This research was using qualitative methodology and virtual classroom action research as a research design due to the pandemic of Covid-19. The participants of this research are grade 10th students of audio-video engineering from one of vocational high school in Karawang, West Java, Indonesia. A chosen audio-video engineering journal was distributed in order for the students to explored and selected new important words and added the information they got from it to vocabulary self-collection strategy (VSS) chart. And also semi-structured interviews have completed to know their perception on vocabulary self-collection strategy during learning technical vocabulary using VSS (selecting and nominating new words). The result of this study showed that vocabulary self-collection strategy had positive impacts to students’ vocabulary size, their ability to comprehend text and the constraints that the students had during the VSS process.

Author Biographies

Difa Viola, Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang

English Education Department, Faculty of Teachers Training and Education

Elih Sutisna Yanto, Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang

English Education Department, Faculty of Teachers Training and Education

Mobit Mobit, Universitas Singaperbangsa Karawang

English Education Department, Faculty of Teachers Training and Education

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2020-10-25

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Viola, D., Yanto, E. S., & Mobit, M. (2020). Students’ Perception on Learning Technical Vocabularies through Vocabulary Self-Collection Strategy. Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 8(4), 391–401. https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v8i4.2802

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