The Use of Word Cards in Teaching Vocabulary Skill at Seventh Grade Students

Samaedam, Muhammatyihadudin (2025) The Use of Word Cards in Teaching Vocabulary Skill at Seventh Grade Students. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Kiai Haji Achmad Siddiq Jember.

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Abstract

Vocabulary mastery is essential to studying English because, without vocabulary, students are unable to communicate their thoughts or comprehend others. Increased communication abilities and a greater comprehension of the subject matter are facilitated by a large vocabulary. Word cards have been widely used in language learning due to their effectiveness in reinforcing vocabulary knowledge. They provide learners with a tangible tool that can be easily customized to meet their learning needs. By incorporating images, phonetic transcriptions, and example sentences’, word cards catered to different learning styles. The objective of this research was to describe the steps, the benefits and the challanges of using words cards in vocabulary skill at seventh grade of MTS Darul Hikmah Bondowoso. The approach in this research is qualitative approach with a case study design. Case study is a research method that aims to provide a complete and indepth picture of social reality and phenomena. It was conducted in MTS Darul Hikmah Bondowoso at the seventh grade. The number of participants were 8 students. Purpose sampling technique was used to select 3 students as the subject of this research. The data was gathered by observation, interview, and document review. The Result shown that Word Cards have the benefits, the benefits are: 1) Enhancing Memory Retention. 2) Supporting Different Learning Styles. 3) Increasing Student Motivation and Engagement. Despite their effectiveness, word cards also came with certain challenges that teachers and students may encounter. Addressing these challenges is essential to ensure their successful implementation: 1) Over-Reliance on Translation. 2) Lack of Student Discipline in Using Word Cards. 3) Limited Contextual Understanding

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