Enhancing Students Vocabulary through "1-W-D, plus Journal Fondness" Program

Abstract

INTRODUCTION

One of the most indispensable means of communication is language. This makes language as one of the most substantial elements of education and literacy. Its efficiency and commands come with the mastery in received and productive skills. With an important skill, especially in English, it is taught as a foreign language. Furthermore, an intervention was suggested to enhance the academic and creative writing skills among secondary students.

METHODS

A multiple research design was used in this study. Purposive sampling was utilized in this research since all students needed to unceasingly broaden their vocabulary but focusing more to those who needed immediate attention were chosen. Analysis, as to who were the respondents to be selected, was done based on the causes that emerged during the data triangulation.

RESULTS

From the 62 respondents participated in the study, 12 students were identified with problems in making written compositions due to poor vocabulary. This resulted to the need of assistance in order for them to express their minds, face complications, and lead to undesirable learning experience. Using the innovation, students were exposed to new words, acquired vocabulary, and improved their written output. Since vocabulary development is an attainable goal, it is an effective instruction to allow students to acquire vocabulary with challenging texts for students’ progress in academic writing.

DISCUSSIONS

The result establishes the importance of students’ exposure to new words. Utilizing innovation shows the significant progress of the students in academic writing. In addition to that, it is evident that vocabulary has a direct relationship to students' performance, New obtained words must also be used in context in order for the students to remember and understand through writing activities such as journals or diaries as their outlets of ideas and channel of expression.