JoTELL: Journal of Teaching English, Linguistics, and Literature
Vol. 1 No. 6 (2022): JoTELL: Journal of Teaching English, Linguistics, and Literature

IMPROVING STUDENTS’ VOCABULARY ON DESCRIPTIVE TEXT BY USING MIME GAME (A STUDY CONDUCTED AT SMP NEGERI 2 TOMPASO)

Marisa Nikita Kolopita (Universitas Negeri Manado)
Sanerita T. Olii (Universitas Negeri Manado)
Rinny Rorimpandey (Universitas Negeri Manado)



Article Info

Publish Date
07 Jun 2022

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to find out whether or not using Mime Game can improve students’ vocabulary mastery on descriptive text. The subjects of this research were one class of the seventh grade that consisted of 36 students at SMP Negeri 2 Tompaso. This was quantitative research of pre-test and post-test with pre-experimental design. The data pre-test and post-test were collected using a 50 item Fill-in-the-blank test. The results of this research indicate that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test. The results of mean score showed improvement between the pre-test (42.7) and the post-test (85.05), with the post-test score higher than the pre-test. Therefore, it can be said that the use of the Mime Game was effective in improving students' vocabulary. English teacher should teach Vocabulary by using mime games with descriptive text by using simple English' and not always using monotonous text or handbook to help students remember words more easily

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Journal Info

Abbrev

jotell

Publisher

Subject

Education Languange, Linguistic, Communication & Media

Description

JoTELL Journal of Teaching English, Linguistics, and Literature is a peer-reviewed journal and published monthly; publishing research reports and conceptual analysis; within the fields of teaching English, English literature, and linguistics. It is published by the English Education Study Program of ...