"Strategies of Teaching Professional Vocabulary in Professional English"

Strategies of Teaching Professional Vocabulary in Professional English

This time, I will share the results of my analysis of the problems in learning English. Here get a journal entitled “Techniques of Teaching Professional Vocabulary with Special Reference to Vocabulary used in Media”. This journal emphasizes professional vocabulary, meaning vocabulary which in learning uses specific strategies or techniques. The problem here is student confusion due to lack of clear knowledge about professional vocabulary. This journal also discusses the importance of professional English vocabulary.

What is professional vocabulary? Professional vocabulary is a professional vocabulary that has a requirement that is vocabulary which is part of applied linguistics, but with the principles of its own terminologies theory. And has its own applied goals. Then, the importance of professional English vocabulary. Professional English is a special form of English that allows students to meet their urgent English language needs in certain vocations or professions. Professional English is different from general English. Where in professional English has professional vocabulary, consisting of vocabulary or special techniques of words and jargon. Based on the definition of the Oxford learner dictionary, jargon is “words or expressions used by people of certain professions or groups of people, and difficult for others to understand (p.693)”.

Furthermore, the strategy in teaching professional vocabulary. Usually the strategy used in teaching vocabulary is to use memorization strategies. But here, there are several strategies for teaching or learning vocabulary, namely using dictionaries, semantic mapping, deduction of meaning from context, affiliation, learning words to flash cards, word puzzles and reading comprehension. There are various advantages to using this strategy in vocabulary teaching. The use of dictionaries is an independent way of vocabulary teaching. Semantic mapping provides a visual that represents the relationship between words, this is an effective strategy in teaching vocabulary that makes students compare and distinguish words from the same category. The affiliation process helps students learn to define key vocabulary concepts with a focus on the word part. Learning vocabulary using flash cards is one of the easiest strategies in teaching vocabulary, using pictures can improve the learning process and make students find words. Then the most interesting vocabulary strategy is the word puzzle strategy. Reading comprehension is also a teaching strategy that is widely used because it can enable students to get information from texts that help explain the meaning of words or groups of words.

The most important key of all strategies is that if more students are exposed to words that are stronger in their understanding of words and their meanings, they will give many opportunities for students to use them, both verbally and in writing. The strategies or activities above are contrary to learning that uses memorization strategies. Because rote strategy is considered as a very old and conventional learning strategy. Through professional vocabulary learning strategies students can get more words in a fast or limited period. Can also prepare students if they have to use professional English in urgent situations.

Reference:

       Sarifa, N. (2018). International Journal of Linguistics, Literature & Translation. 1(4).

DOI: 10.32996/ijllt.2018.1.4.6

Problems in Speaking English

     In this discussion, I will discuss problems about the difficulties experienced by students in learning to speak English at the high school level. Speaking is one of the most important aspects in English. Because in a conversation that requires speaking skills. English is recognized as the first official international foreign language and is taught at elementary school, junior high school, senior high school and university levels. English has an important function in Indonesia, as international communication is also needed to get a job place, or science and technology. Therefore, we must master English.

     Based on the journal that I read, students have difficulty in speaking English that is due to lack of vocabulary, difficulty in phrases or grammatical and difficult to find ideas that fit the topic. Then the problem faced by students in learning to speak English is that they have a lot of time to answer and ask questions, and lack of vocabulary and grammar. And the last problem faced by students when repetition of learning after learning English is English and Indonesian is different, both of them do not like English. Still based on the journal, efforts to overcome difficulties faced by students are by reading a dictionary or searching on the internet, asking teachers, when at home students study with brothers or sisters also pray to God and ask from the family.

     The proper  English learning method to overcome these problems is the Grammar Translation Method (GTM), because in the Grammar Translation Method students learn about grammar as well as vocabulary in English. So when students find out about grammar, students will find it easier to speak English. Then make it a habit for students to listen to English songs, because if students like these more surely the students will listen and so students will practice speaking English through song lyrics even though the pronunciation is not right, the teacher's task here is to prove the incorrect pronunciation. Then the latter accustom students to speak English in front of the class, either by speech or by story telling. By speaking or telling stories in front of the class, students indirectly dare to speak English in front of the class.


Reference :
http://journal.umpalangkaraya.ac.id/index.php/anterior/article/download/310/301