Using visual media to develop vocabulary achievement to the second year students of SMP 1 Nurus SKHI Cimanggis Depok

Vocabulary is a very powerful part of language, students can communicate in English if they have enough word even though he has not used any English grammar.The teachers never complain that the voabulary becomes the crusia', components in acquiring foreign language. They realized that communication stops when the learners have limited vocabulary items. The vocabulary mastering have become more important in English lear,ning which in line with the curriculum -based competenc.y in 2004-2005 academic year. ! This study is aimed at describing the objective condition about the using visual media to develop vocabulary achievement to the second year students of SMP I Nurus Skhi Cimanggis Depok based on the 2004 curricnlum based cOll'petency. It includes the qualification of English teacher, the teaching preparation, instructional materials, instructional activities, and visual media used. This study is catagorized as descriptive evaluative, it is called desriptive because it is intended to descriDe the objective condition about using visual media to develc p vocabulary achievement to the second year students of SMP I Nuru, Skhi Cimanggis Depok.Besides this study is also called evaluative, because it tries to evaluate objectivity about using visual media in that schooL The subject of this study are two English teachers and suplemented with three classes of students of second level. The techiques used to collecting the data are observation, documentation, questionnaires, and interview guide, The finding of the study that (1) the two English teachers at that school have not good qualification to teach English, (2) the teaching preparation that made by the SMP I Nurus Skhi teachers only copied from other English teacher, (3) the instruction'll materials only used textbook and students' work sheet (4) the instructional activities are not fully applied 2004 curriculum based competency, (5) visual media are sometime used in teaching vocabulary. Based on the finding above, it is suggested that (I) the English teacher who teaches at the secondary level should in line with the curriculum suggested, that is English departement graduated, (2) the teaching preparations should not just to fullfil administrative requirements, (3) the English teacher should not depend on textbook and students' work sheet only in using instructional materials, (4) the English teaeher should use variety technique in teaching English vocabulary items, (5) and the teachers should use appropriate media to encourage students motivation in mastering English vocabulary