Name

: RURI ANGGREINI

Reg. No

: 211 110 021

Class

: VII.A

Task 10

B. Vocabulary Mastery
1. Definition of Mastery
a. According to oxford dictionaries, mastery:
1) Comprehensive knowledge or skill in a particular subject or activity
2) Control or superiority over someone or something.
b. According to Webster, mastery is skill or knowledge that makes one master of a
subject.
c. According to Collins:
1) full command or understanding of a subject
2) outstanding skill; expertise
3) the power of command; control
4) victory or superiority
d. According to dictionary, mastery is from master, who is someone knowledgeable
about a subject. Mastery refers to having great skill at something or total
dominance over something. If you are fluent in French, you have a mastery of the
language
Based on the definitions above, the researcher concludes that mastery is
knowledge and skill that allows you to do, use, or understand something very
well.
2. Vocabulary mastery
In brief, vocabulary mastery can be defined as a number of vocabulary
(words) in a language which contains information about its meaning, form, and usage

in context of communication. It is the basic knowledge that students should master

first before mastering English.
C. Media
1. Definition of media
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According to Sevian, media are the agencies, means, or instruments used to

convey advertising messages to the public.

According to dictionary:
Media, like data, is the plural form of a word borrowed directly from Latin.
The singular, medium, early developed the meaning an intervening agency,
means, or instrument and was first applied to newspapers two centuries ago. In
the 1920s media began to appear as a singular collective noun, sometimes with
the plural medias. This singular use is now common in the fields of mass
communication and advertising, but it is not frequently found outside them: The
media is (or are) not antibusiness.

According to Webster, media is : a medium of cultivation, conveyance, or

expression.

According to Collins:
a. a plural of medium
b. the means of communication that reach large numbers of people, such as
television, newspapers, and radio.
Based on the definitions above, the researcher concludes that media is the plural
of medium, or ways to communicate information.

c. Types of Media
- According to globalization
a. Personal media
Personal media is any form of media designed for use by a specific person.
Personal media can also denote person-to-person communications, such as
speech, gestures, mail, and telephony. The earliest forms of personal media,
speech and gestures, had the benefit of being easy-to-use and not needing
technology. But the downside of not being able to communicate to large
audiences led to the development of mass media, such as writing.
b. Mass media
Mass media is any form of media designed for use by large sets of people.

According to Dombeck, media media divided into:

a. Traditional media
b. Modern media
Modern media comes in many different formats, including print media (books,
magazines, newspapers), television, movies, video games, music, cell phones,
various kinds of software, and the Internet.

d. The Advantages of Using Media in Teaching and Learning Process

Many media sources (feature films, music videos, visualizations, news stories)
have very high production quality capable of showcasing complex ideas in a short
period of time. This helps develop quantitative reasoning. Learn more about this
technique using the Teaching Quantitative Reasoning with the News module.

Media offers both cognitive and affective experiences. It can provoke discussion,
an assessment of one's values, and an assessment of self if the scenes have strong
emotional content.

The use of media sources help connect learners with events that are culturally
relevant. As a result, a positive consequence of utilizing media is that instructors
must keep their materials and examples up-to-date.

News stories can be used to connect theories taught in the classroom with real
world events and policies.

Popular media (films, music, YouTube) are a familiar medium to students that
helps gain attention and maintain student interest in the theories and concepts
under discussion. Students can see the theories and concepts in action. In more
than a figurative sense, theories and concepts leap from the screen.

Students can hone their analytical skills by analyzing media using the theories
and concepts they are studying.

The use of media in the classroom enables students to see concepts and new
examples when they are watching television, listening to music, or are at the
movies with friends.

Students can experience worlds beyond their own, especially if the media is
sharply different from their local environment.

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