A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY ON TEACHING VOCABULARY USING MULTIMEDIA AT THE FOURTH YEAR OF SD N 12 PURWODADI GROBOGAN

This research paper aims at (1) describing the implementation teaching vocabulary using multimedia at the fourth year of SD N 12 Purwodadi Grobogan, (2) describing the problem faced of teaching vocabulary using multimedia at the fourth year of SD N 12 Purwodadi Grobogan, (3) knowing how the students respond about the teaching vocabulary using multimedia at the fourth year of SD N 12 Purwodadi Grobogan. This is a descriptive qualitative research. The object of research is the process of teaching vocabulary using multimedia at SDN 12 Purwodadi Grobogan at the fourth year in 2010/2011 academy year. The methods of collecting data are observation, interview and document. The data are taken from the result of observation and interview after using multimedia in the teaching vocabulary. The result of this research shows that the implementation of teaching vocabulary using multimedia has a good result for the development in the students’ vocabulary. The problems faced by the teacher in teaching writing are class management, difficulties in search pictures related to the material, different capability of the students, and unstable motivation of the students. Based on the interview to the students, teaching vocabulary using multimedia get positive comments from students. They are not bored, but more enthusiastic to follow the teaching-learning process. The students look braver and more confident