The Use of Diary Writing in Learning Vocabulary at the Eighth Grade of SMP "Plus" Darus Sholah Jember

In learning English, writing is one of productive skill. The example of students’ activity in writing is writing diary. By writing diary, students can express their feeling and story without worry about grammar, spelling, style and organization. This research used qualitative method which used descriptive qualitative to analyze the students’ use of diary writing in learning vocabulary. The researcher observed the students during writing diary and learning vocabulary to describe the way of students during using diary in learning vocabulary. This research focused on the students’ use of diary writing in learning vocabulary and find out the students’ challenges during they write diary in learning vocabulary. This research was conducted on eighth grade unggulan at SMP “Plus” Darus Sholah Jember the academic year 2018 – 2019. The researcher found that the students use their diary in learning vocabulary. The students can learn vocabulary by listening the teacher’s explanation, reading the example of diary, using any sources and tools during translating their diary and noting the difficult vocabulary from their diary. The researcher also found the students’ challenges during they write diary and learn vocabulary such as in determine topic and content, and choose the correct vocabulary toward their diary. The student also showed that they sometime lazy, bored and confused about vocabulary.