TEACHING VOCABULARY THROUGH BODY BUILDING GAME

Effi - Wahyuningsih, Nur Alfi Mu’anayah

Abstract


Teaching vocabulary to elementary school students needs the employment of acceptable approaches, since it is not just a matter of teaching knowledge, but also of employing appropriate methods or procedures. Body building game is one of the entertaining exercises that can be utilized to introduce new vocabulary to young learners. This is action research involving seventeen first grade students from the Islamic Elementary School in Temanggung, Central Java. Data was collected through observation, interviews, and speaking tests, of which the results were examined qualitatively and quantitatively. This study looked into two types of success indicators: process indicators and achievement indicators. The process achievement indicators were demonstrated through the improvement of: 1) the students' perception of English as a fun, interesting, and easy subject, 2) their interest and motivation in which they were enjoyable in learning and wanted to study English more and more, and 3) their active participation in class by not only asking and answering questions but also giving verbal and physical responses. On the other hand, the achievement indicator can be seen in the students' increased vocabulary mastery, as proved by both a significant improvement in both their speaking test scores and an increase in the mean score of the post-tests compared to the pre-test. In conclusion, Body Building Game has good impacts on young learners' vocabulary mastery

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