When someone mentions the term
vocabulary, of course, in our perception refer to a list of
the words or phrases in a language, in the form of
alphabetical order. Vocabulary is also regarded as a
crucial role of a language. In the other words,
vocabulary is the basic aspect of a language. Students
are demanded to know and to master vocabulary in
order to be able to practice four English skills. The
existence of vocabulary can be found in the form of
reading passage, conversation or speech, and grammar
exercises. In the other words, the importance of
vocabulary is shown in listening, reading, writing and
speaking. One who has lack of vocabulary would have
problem in identifying word for meaning. The research
method used in the present study were based on
interview, classroom participant observation, and
questionnaire are primary data collection. Generally,
based on this research finding indicated that English
vocabulary is gained by taking course. Students learn
vocabulary with different styles, namely: opening
dictionary, searching online, reading an article, and
asking friends. Besides that, they also got new English
vocabulary through conversation. So students learn
English vocabulary based on their awareness that is to
use it in communication with other people and to
understand academic materials written in English.
Students have different people to practice their new
English vocabulary. They faced people who can make
them pleasure in practicing it. In this case, based on this
research indicated that most students (82%) practice
new English vocabulary with their friends.
Keywords : English Vocabulary; Mind; Students.