The Effectiveness of Scrabble Games to Promote Vocabulary Achievement of Migrant Workers’ Children in Malaysia

Authors

  • Jonanda Wahyu Mahendra Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, Indonesia
  • Ana Maghfiroh Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, Indonesia
  • Bambang Harmanto Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, Indonesia
  • Dwi Hatmoko Pusat Pendidikan Warga Negara Indonesia Klang, Malaysia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v12i2.10478

Keywords:

Scrabble game, Vocabulary, Migrant workers’ children, English language teaching, Game-based learning,

Abstract

Vocabulary skill is crucial for every English as foreign language (EFL) learners as it forms the foundation for effective communication, comprehension, and overall language proficiency. However, Indonesian migrant workers’ children who attend school at PPWNI Klang that has only two teachers who are not experts in the field of English, resulting in a lack of enthusiasm among students to learn the language. The study aimed to examine whether the use of Scrabble games was effective in increasing students' vocabulary achievement or not. The research design was a pre-experimental research design, with one group pretest-posttest used by the researchers. The sample of the study was 21 students of grade 9 SMP PPWNI Klang Malaysia, selected using purposive sampling. The results of the pretest and posttest data were analyzed using the paired sample t-test through the SPSS software. The findings of the study showed that Sig. (2-tailed) of 0.000 < 0.05. This means that there is a significant difference and effectiveness in learning outcomes after using the scrabble games method in learning English vocabulary. As the conclusion, a scrabble game is an effective strategy for teaching vocabulary especially to students facing various challenges, such as limited teacher resources and an unsupportive learning environment, they can be comfortable and motivated to continue learning due to the enjoyable game-based learning experience.

Author Biographies

Jonanda Wahyu Mahendra, Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo

English Education Department, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, Indonesia

Ana Maghfiroh, Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo

English Education Department, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, Indonesia

Bambang Harmanto, Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo

English Education Department, Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, Universitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, Indonesia

Dwi Hatmoko, Pusat Pendidikan Warga Negara Indonesia Klang

Pusat Pendidikan Warga Negara Indonesia (PPWNI) Klang, Malaysia

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2024-04-22

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Mahendra, J. W., Maghfiroh, A., Harmanto, B., & Hatmoko, D. (2024). The Effectiveness of Scrabble Games to Promote Vocabulary Achievement of Migrant Workers’ Children in Malaysia. Journal of Languages and Language Teaching, 12(2), 963–973. https://doi.org/10.33394/jollt.v12i2.10478

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