In the lower primary Malaysian school context, vocabulary acquisition is a fundamental part of learning the second language and emphasized throughout the syllabus. Past studies proposed the use of pictures in learning new vocabulary help learners in meaning making and eventually ease them to comprehend what is read. Besides, it also assists the pupils to convey new information into their established knowledge scheme and increase their interest to learn. However, it was an inevitable truth that low proficiency learners had difficulty to acquire new vocabulary as they lack visualisation skill and if neglected they would lose interest in the learning process. This action research was conducted in an urban school in Melaka, Malaysia and involved 20 low proficiency Year 2 pupils. It emphasized the acquisition of 21 nouns and 7 verbs by using pictures (PI-VOC) related to a topic selected in CEFR Year 2 Topic 9 – At The Beach. This research was conducted with the help of document analysis and survey. A one group pre-test-post-test design was applied where the pupils’ marks obtained were used as the indicator to determine their performance. The data gathered suggested that there was a significant improvement in pupils’ vocabulary acquisition and they have higher motivation to learn with the help of PI-VOC. In conclusion, it is strongly recommended to use PI-VOC in ESL classroom to teach vocabulary in teaching and learning process and should be used by all the teachers in their classrooms.
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