Teaching Englis vocabulary to early childhood can stimulate children’s
cognitive abilities to get used to and accept English vocabulary even though there
are challenges for teachers in teaching. Teaching English vocabulary is an
extracurricular and additional learning activity that must be carried out in all early
childhood education at Santa Maria Kindergarten Banjarmasin.
Because it yields descriptive results, this research employs descriptive
qualitative as a research method. Data were gathered by observation, interviews,
and documentation. The data was then examined utilizing Miles, Huberman, and
Saldana's theories, which include data condensation, data display, and conclusions.
The research findings are described in relation to the conceptualization of
the problem. First, the technique of teaching English used in Kindergarten Santa
Maria Banjarmasin namely singing, drilling and doing assignments in their
textbooks. The challenges faced by teachers are crowded classes, differences in
student abilities, lack of student pronunciation, lack of media