THE PERCEPTION OF USING PICTURES TO ENCOURAGE STUDENTS IN COMPREHENDING VOCABULARY AT THE SEVENTH GRADE OF SMP NEGERI 27 BANJARMASIN

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The mastery vocabulary is needed to support the success in the teaching and learning process in the subject of English. Teaching vocabulary by using pictures will help students to remember words and this will make the teaching and learning process more effective and successful. the research was conducted at SMP Negeri 27 Banjarmasin. The sample of this research as many as 96 students. The design of this research used the Quantitative research by questionnaires. The questionnaires consist of 10 statements that is about using picture in the teaching and learning process. The analyze of the questionnaires data filled by participants by using SPSS 16.0 program to find out the descriptive statistical analysis. Descriptive statistic such as frequency, and percentage were used to find out the students perception in comprehending vocabulary by using picture and to analyze questionnaires data used likert scale. The results of this study indicate that the students in comprehending vocabulary by using pictures is positive. the use of media picture in the learning process makes students more interested in following the learning process.