Considering the opinions above, it can be concluded that crossword puzzles can be used by the English teachers to arouse the students’ interest in
learning English vocabulary. In addition, the teachers should be able to select suitable Crossword puzzles appropriate with the topic or sub-theme based on the
curriculum.
2.7 The Procedures of Using Crossword puzzles in the Teaching Vocabulary
A crossword puzzle as one of the teaching media can train the students to look for the relation of the answer in the squares given Karim and Hasbullah,
1986:2.51-2.52. In teaching vocabulary by using Crossword puzzles, the teacher should use the procedures appropriately because it can promote the success of
teaching learning vocabulary itself. Further, it is suggested to follow the procedures of using Crossword puzzles in the classroom as follows.
1. Prepare the Crossword puzzles based on the topic discussed. Teachers can take it from books or other sources or they can create it by themselves.
2. The English teacher explains how to fill in the Crossword puzzles to the students.
3. Check if all words in the clues are understood by the students. 4. The English teacher asks the students to fill in the Crossword puzzles
individually or in pairs and gives limited time to the students to finish the Crossword puzzles.
5. The English teacher discusses with the students about the correct answers of the Crossword puzzles. Karim and Hasbullah, 1986:2.51-2.52
In this research, the researcher adapted the procedures of using Crossword puzzles and made the Crossword puzzles by herself while conducting the
research. The procedures were as follows. 1. Distributing the reading texts and the students’ worksheets
2. Asking the students to read the text given 3. Giving explanation about recount text
4. Explaining the material about parts of speech covering adjectives, nouns, verbs and adverbs based on the text given
5. Asking the students to classify verbs, nouns, adjectives and adverbs from the text, in pairs
6. Discussing the answers 7. Asking the students to guess the Crossword puzzles clues in the students’
worksheet given from the problem 8. Asking the students to complete nouns, verbs, adjectives, adverbs in Crossword
puzzles using the clues provided 9. Discussing the answers with class and collecting the students’ work
By adapting the procedures, it was expected that the process in applying Crossword puzzles be successful to gain better vocabulary achievement.
2.8 The Advantages of Using Crossword puzzles in Teaching Vocabulary
