The Use Of Movies’ Scenes As Vocabulary Learning Activity In Junior High School

Abstract

This study aims at describing the activities as implied by the author during his internship program. Through the use of movie scenes that were embedded in the worksheets and powerpoint, he integrated that as an enrichment of his students’ vocabulary. This practice was used to fulfill the practical gap that the teachers rarely used authentic materials during the teaching. Most of the teachers used textbooks only to support their learning activities. After having these activities, the author found that the students were more engaged and excited to learn vocabulary. They also mentioned that the movie scenes were good to build their vocabulary enrichment. Keywords: movie as authentic materials, vocabulary learning, junior high school