METHODS USED IN TEACHING ENGLISH VOCABULARIES TO THE 4th GRADE STUDENTS OF SD JAMA’ATUL ICHWAN SURAKARTA

This final project report explains the methods used in teaching English vocabularies to the 4th Grade students of SD Djama’atul Ichwan Surakarta. The data of this final project were collected through interview and literature study. The interview was done by the writer to the headmaster, curriculum staff and English teacher. Literature study was done by the writer by reading and studying some resource books and references that related to the object of discussion. The methods that were used by the writer are Grammar Translation Method and Direct Method. In Grammar Translation method the teacher has students to translate the target language into mother tongue. Meanwhile in the Direct method the teacher uses some techniques of introducing English vocabularies through picture, realia and game. The result of the discussion of this final project is the description of the methods used in teaching English vocabularies for primary students. It is also to describe the problems faced by the teacher in applying method of teaching English and to find out the solutions of using methods of teaching English vocabularies to the 4th grade students of SD Djama’atul Ichwan Surakarta