THE USE OF PICTURE WORD INDUCTIVE MODEL (PWIM) IN TEACHING VOCABULARY
An Experimental Research
CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION
A. Background of Research
Language is a primary instrument of the communication among human beings in community. In others words, Language is a tool of communication. By using a language people are able to introduce themselves, convey their messages and express their ideas and written. Therefore language is very important in our life. Language as a means of communication with other people as a tool to express ideas and wishes.
All common people in a community understand and speak their language well enough to carry out every activity. Some people in that community cannot read and write, however, by using the language orally, they are still able to cooperate with others. Every social group has different language, for example, a group of people who were born and live in England, speak English as their
native language, and the group of people who were born and live in Indonesia, speak Indonesian. As Allah says in A Holy Qur’an surah Ar-room: 22 “And of His signs are the creation of the heavens and the earth, and the diversity of your tongues and colors: surely there are signs in this for all mankind”.In Indonesia, English is the first foreign language that is considered important to be introduced to students in elementary school, junior high school, and senior high school. Considering the importance of English as one of the international language, the Indonesian Goverment has decided to