Students’ Problems in Building Up English Vocabulary (A Study at Sman 1 Baktiya)

This research was carried out to find out and analyze the type of students’ problems by the sophomore students of SMAN 1 Baktiya in building up English vocabulary and their strategy to overcome the problem. The researcher used descriptive analysis method. Then, the data were collected through questionnaire and interview. Furthermore, the subject of this research is the sophomore students of SMAN 1 Baktiya which consisted of 60 students as the sample. The researcher gave the 60 students a questionnaire that consisted of 15 questions of multiple choices and interview two English teachers and six students. For teachers’ interview consisted of 6 questions just as additional information. Finally, the finding showed that there are two types of problem consisting of receptive vocabulary, such as listening and reading comprehension, and productive vocabulary, such as pronunciation correctly and use constructively in speaking and writing. The data also showed that there are many factors of students’ problems in building up English vocabulary such as: word meaning, motivation and learning facilities and students’ laziness as the result the students having less attention to the teachers.