BINGO wins the game. A bingo card looks much like an un-filled crossword puzzle with filled and blank squares. Each sub-game is completed when a
participant who has filled in all blank squares calls out “bingo”.
The bingo card can also easily be made using Microsoft word. Select the Tables option on the menu bar at the top of the page. Select Insert, then Table, and
identify that you want four columns and four rows. Designate the center box as “free”. Add spaces in each row of the table to make room for students to write the
words. The bingo card model can be seen below:
Figure 1: Bingo Card Model D.
Relevant Study
The research about Bingo Game has done by Retno Supiyanigrum that was “Improving Students’ Vocabulary Using Vocabulary Bingo Game Strategy
Classroom Action Research at SMPN 1 Jenangan Ponorogo ”. This research
explains about the application of Bingo Game in teaching vocabulary. She conducted the research started on April 4
th
to April 20
th
2011. She used Bingo Games to teach vocabulary in order
to improve the students‟ vocabulary mastery, because by using this media is more effective than just memorizing the words.
In fact, the result of the data shows that the result score of students‟ test
that had improvement in each cycle. The average score of students‟ test in cycle I was 78, the next cycle was 80 and the last cycle was 85. It showed that the
students were interested in teaching and learning English in using vocabulary Bingo strategy.
By using Bingo Game, the researcher hopes that students will be interested in learning vocabulary and it is easier for the researcher to transfer his knowledge
to the students.
E. Conceptual Framework
Vocabulary is one of the essential parts of language which are taught for language learner. David Wilkins in Thornburry 2002:13 states that without
grammar very little can be conveyed, without vocabulary nothing can be conveyed. In other words, the first thing that has to be mastered by language
learners in learning language is vocabulary. It is known that vocabulary mastery supports the mastery of four language skills. All of those skills will be easily
reached if the students understand the meaning of the words or vocabulary well. Therefore, vocabulary is very important in teaching English.
As has been stated in Chapter I, the tenth grade students at SMAN 4 Purworejo have main problems which are related to vocabulary skills. They still
having a lot of trouble to memorize the unfamiliar words that they heard or read in the text. They had difficulties in understanding or comprehending the
meanings of unfamiliar words. Based on that fact teachers have to choose the best way, approach or
technique, or media which is going to be used when teaching vocabulary. Games can be modified into attractive teaching aids and the students will be motivated as
well. Bingo game is still rarely used in learning vocabulary. With Bingo Games the students will create a sense of curiosity, how does it work, what are the
advantages, is it interesting or not. So that, students will study carefully and they will feel a different atmosphere, yet still fun. Bingo Game can be used as one of
interesting activities to review their vocabulary during the lesson. It can attract the students‟ attention and their involvement in the teaching and learning process.
Students can learn how to work and cooperate as a group and also learn how to appreciate each other. Bingo Game can create an enjoyable environment.
Students can enjoy fun and joyful learning. Bingo Game can help students revise their vocabulary and recalling something that happened in the game. It may help
students remember the language connected with it. Because of that students will be lured to become more active in the classroom. The teacher can also increase
the students‟ spirit and motivation by giving a reward for winner of the game. Therefore, Bingo Game that serves many attractive and fun learning is proposed
to help the teacher in teaching vocabulary. Based on the theories and all about Bingo Game and vocabulary mastery,
the researcher believes that by using Bingo Game in teaching and learning
process the students‟ motivation, attention, and enthusiasm will be stimulated and the classroom environment will be conducive for studying so that the quality of
teaching-learning process will improve. Then finally, the vocabulary mastery of the student in this case senior high students will be improved. The conceptual
framework could be described as follows:
Figure 2: Conceptual Framework Vocabulary is a crucial aspect to support communication support the
skills, convey meaning.
Students had low vocabulary mastery
Using Bingo Game to improve students’ vocabulary mastery
They had a lot of trouble to memorize unfamiliar
words.
They had difficulties in understanding or
comprehending the meanings of unfamiliar
words.
It can be used as one of interesting activities to review
their vocabulary during the lesson.
It can attract the students’ attention and their involvement
in the teaching and learning process.
Bingo Game can create an enjoyable environment.
Students can learn how to work and cooperate as a group and
also learn how to appreciate each other.
Bingo Game can help students revise their vocabulary and
recalling something that happened in the game.
The use of Bingo Game could improve studens’
vocabulary mastery
