The Strategies Used by Compentent Students in Mastering Vocabulary

Many strategies have been promoted to improve the outcome of vocabulary mastery among the students. However, the area of knowledge about the specific strategies used by competent students is still quite low. This study aims to investigate the strategies used by competent students in mastering English vocabulary. The participants in this research were top 10 students in class VIII B of SMPN 1 Arongan Lambalek in West Aceh. This research applied quantitative research method by using questionnaire as the instrument of collecting data. After collecting the data, it was analysed and presented to make conclusion. The result of this research showed that the majority of the competent students used several strategies in mastering English vocabulary such as using the pictures, repeating the given words, using antonym words, memorizing the words, predicting the meaning of the words, translating the words, watching English movies and using the movement representing the words. In conclusion, the competent students used several specific strategies in mastering English vocabulary.