THE IMPLEMENTATION OF PHONIC METHOD FOR ENHANCING VERY YOUNG LEARNERS VOCABULARY Getruida Nita Mozes, Nihta V.F. Liando
Politeknik Nusa Utara
Universitas Negeri Manado
Abstract
Teaching foreign language especially vocabulary for very young learners are more challenging than teaching adult. Interesting and fun activities are needed for very young learners to enhance their abilities to learn new foreign language vocabulary. If teachers do not use appropriate teaching method to teach English vocabulary, the achievement of learning process may not work well. One of the methods that can be used is phonic method. This study intends to find out the effect of the phonics method to enhance very young learners’ English vocabulary. This is qualitative research. The population of this research is 15 children of Play Group Betania Tahuna Sangihe Regency, who are 4 to 5 years old. This research data is learning activity at single-letter-sound. The research data are learning activity at single-letter-sound. In every activity, young learners are introduced three single-letter- phonics sound in the beginning of the words. There are two steps to do this activity; 1. To introduce letter and its phonic sound. 2. New words gaining. As the result of this research young learners are easy to pronounce with the correct way and remember the letters and its sound, and the words. The result shows that phonic method could enhance these young learners vocabulary.
Keywords: Vocabulary, Young Learners, Phonic Method.
