Word-Connecting Games on St Ignasius Junior High School Students' Vocabulary Improvement in Medan

Idawati Waruwu (Universitas Prima Indonesia)
Asri Rafica Silalahi (Universitas Prima Indonesia)
Susi Santi Sinaga (Universitas Prima Indonesia)
Herliaman Lafau (Universitas Prima Indonesia)

INTERACTION: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa
Vol 9 No 2 (2022): INTERACTION: Jurnal Pendidikan Bahasa

This study intends to determine whether word-connecting games can help students in class VII at SMP St. Ignasius Medan improve their practice of English vocabulary. According to the Kemmis and McTaggart models, this study is a class action study that was carried out in two cycles. All 21 students in class VIIc, with a breakdown of 12 men and 9 women, served as the study's subjects. Tests are used to gauge students' English vocabulary proficiency, and observation sheets are used to gauge how well word-continuing game techniques, which involve teacher and student activities, are used. According to the study's findings, using the word-connecting games method significantly increased students' ability to learn and comprehend English vocabulary. Researchers' findings show a 70 percent increase in English vocabulary from cycle I to cycle II and a 90 percent increase from cycle I to cycle II.