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Bumblebee English Course Bumblebee English Course is a course program located in Yogyakarta. It
is a private course in which the students could request the content of the lesson. The students in this English course are varied. There are private class and group
class. The group class is divided into three groups. The first group is the children who are in ages of 6-8. The second group is the children who are 9-11 years old.
The third group is the children who are in ages of 12-14.
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CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE
This chapter presents two sub-chapters of discussion. The first sub-chapter is the discussion on the theories related to this study, which is presented in
theoretical description. The second sub-chapter concerns with theoretical framework. It summarizes all relevant theories related to the study.
A. Theoretical Description
In the theoretical description, the researcher discusses the theories related to the research conducted for young learners of Bumblebee English Course
Yogyakarta. There are games, young learners, and motivation. 1.
Games a.
Definition of Games Games are always related to enjoyment, fun, and excitement. Lee 1965:
1 states that in language learning, fun and excitement can be profitable in every place. Therefore, young learners are interested in something fun and excited.
According to Lewis and Bedson 1999: 5, games are fun and young learners like to play them. By playing games, children can experiment, discover, and interact
with their environment. Games are good technique to have responses from the listeners or children. It is stated by Ernst as follows.
A game has a seemingly plausible and innocent surface statement, or opening move, which is aimed at getting a sympathetic response from a
listener. If this response is given, the game goes into more detailed maneuvers, with two or more players engaged. 1972: 9
