Improving Vocabulary Mastery through Wordsearch Game
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https://doi.org/10.26418/jefle.v2i1.48287Abstract
The present research aims to improve vocabulary mastery using Wordsearch Game. It was classroom action research that covered the steps of planning, acting, observing, and reflecting, and it was done in two cycles. The research participants were the students of Learning Group VIII C in SMPN 9 Pontianak with 36 students. The data were collected using observation checklists, field notes and tests. The research found that students remembered all delivered words, and the score from Cycle 1 until Cycle 2 improved significantly.
Keywords: Descriptive, Vocabulary Mastery, Wordsearch Game.
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