Teachers‟ Perception on Age Differences in Acquiring English Vocabulary ( A Comparative Study between Adult and Young learners)

This research study aims to identify teachers‟ perception regarding the effectiveness of learning vocabulary for students in different ages. The research design used descriptive analysis method. Also, this study used Purposive sampling as the technique in order to find the suitable participants for this research study. The total number of participant was eight teachers at SMPN 1 Indrapuri, SMP UNGGUL Ali Hasjmy, MAN 1 Aceh Besar, and MAN 3 Aceh Besar. The data of this study was collected by semi-structured interview technique. The data gathered by the participants, so it is possible to ask further information as well as follow up questions. The findings showed that the teachers were successful in acquiring students‟ English vocabulary by using some strategies. Those strategies were active reading strategies, grammar translation method, cooperative learning method and learning media. In addition, the reason for differences in acquisition of vocabulary it is because the teachers usually use the strategy to improve students' skill in acquiring English vocabulary in many ways. Thus, the students still had problem on their pronunciation, practicing, and imitation.