DEVELOPING STUDENT’S VOCABULARY ACQUISITION THROUGH MNEMONIC LOCI METHOD Agustinus Marjun (agomickjohn@gmail.com) INTRODUCTION Mnemonic defines as a devices for memorizing. Memory or retention has been playing a vitalrole in vocabulary acquisition. The way for remembering word in teaching learning vocabulary as the main focus that must be needed. At this point, learning words for the purpose in long time memory were need an appropriate technique. In teaching English vocabulary, it was necessary for teachers to choose appropriate teaching method. The teacher need to be creative in searching other strategy to enhance students’ vocabulary acquisition. Accordingly, mnemonic loci method has conducted to develop student’s vocabulary acquisition. Method of Loci by means using a place and the objects in it to associate with a list of items. As suggested by Sprenger (2005: 118) the strategy to implement method of loci are: choose a starting place, and as you go ...