Perspectives on the use of Scrabbles as Media to Develop Student English Vocabulary at Kyai Hasyim Junior High School

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Nugrahani, Yolly Farrakh (2020) Perspectives on the use of Scrabbles as Media to Develop Student English Vocabulary at Kyai Hasyim Junior High School. Undergraduate thesis, UIN Sunan Ampel Surabaya.

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Abstract

Vocabulary is really needed in language acquisition. As we know that vocabulary mastery is very useful for practicing of other language skills. Mastering vocabulary is not easy because there are many factors that make a word difficult to learn. In junior high school, English is important subject with various vocabularies and the students should study as hard as possible, because vocabulary is the basic of English to support the language skills: Listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. The research questions of this study are: What are the teacher’s perspective use scrabble game as a media to teach vocabulary at Kyai Hasyim High School and how does the teacher use scrabble as a media to teach vocabulary at Kyai Hasyim Junior High School. The objectives of this research is to know the teacher perspectives use scrabble as a media and how does the teacher uses scrabble as media to teach vocabulary at Kyai Hasyim Junior High School This study used qualitative method, while observation checklist and interview guideline were used as the instruments of the research. The researcher did observation six times to know the how does teacher used scrabble as a media to teach the classroom. Furthermore, the researcher also did the interview with the teachers to know the teacher perspectives. The result of this study shows that the teacher's perspective on using scrabble as a media for teaching vocabulary is very helpful. Because the student’s learn to arranged vocabulary through games. Students can active participate in expressing themselves/something. Scrabble media is very helpful in arranging each letter into a word because there are some vocabulary that should be arranged to become words. it is also tests students' memory. Scrabble games in class develops the ability to work together, be competitive, and work together to achieve certain goals. It can increase students' vocabulary in terms of memorizing, reciting and spelling elements can be improved. The researchers provide advice for readers and for English teachers who apply scrabble media in learning. Suggestions for readers can be taken from the positive side of the existence of this research can provide scientific insight and knowledge of how to use scrabble properly. As for English teachers who apply scrabble media to remain consistent in providing knowledge while still helping in learning vocabulary.