letter of the correct response and other components of the puzzle depend on correct response in the coinciding slots.
4. Teaching Vocabulary Using Crossword Puzzle
There are three-step processes to this type of puzzle. First, students have to use the appropriate vocabulary item. For facilitated students, teachers use
symbolic rather than translation such as object noun, activity verb and description adjective. Second, student writes the appropriate lexical item in
underlined space that corresponds to the number of letters in actual word, hence the student selects among synonym for the form in the puzzle. Third
stage requires the student to locate the words in appropiate spaces.
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The various preceduree are possible as Lee define: 1. Teaher gives the same crossword puzzle for each student. They solve
individually with the help of written clues. 2. Teaher devides the class into group. Then the teacher gives a different
crossword for each group. Everyone in the group helps to solve it. however, if there is a more active member in one group, they tend to do
all the work. in otherwise, if there is a more passive member in one group, they will difficult to do all the work.
3. Teachers gives crossword puzzle for all of students. They do the crossword puzzle individually. Then the teacher divides the class into
groups and then they work in group. The students can share their answer to finish their crossword puzzle in their group.
4. The teacher writes crossword puzzle on the board, but no written clues. The teacher gives clues orally and solve the crossword step by stepwith
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Frank Nuessel, Recreational Problem-Solving Activities for Teaching Vocabulary in Elementary and Intermediate Spanish, Hispania, Vol. 77 No. 1 March., 1994, American Association
of Teachers of Spanish and Portuguese, p. 2.
the class. the class is divided into groups and each group come to the board and writes the words in one by one.
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5. The Advantages of Cross Word Puzzle
Cross word puzzle is one of many instructional game that comprehend word-level into grid and make the class fun with puzzle clues and the object of
cross word puzzle is to find the hidden list word based on clues.
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Teaching vocabulary through cross word puzzle may draw on other problem-solving
activities in order to reinforce previous lexical items or it may deal with an entirely new lexical. In learning vocabulary through cross word puzzle is an
effective and interesting way that can be applied in EFL classroom. Wahyuningsihin Marin C. Njoroge et.al.mentions some advantages using
cross word puzzle as follow: Help students to gain interest and reduce boredom
Cross word puzzle give students opportunity to practice and repeat the
sentence pattern and vocabulary Students feel relax and enjoy in participating in the learning activity
and they memorize the vocabulary in different way Cross word puzzle can be given at point of time during the lesson.
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Thomas P. Carter stated that in the learning vocabulary using cross word puzzle students are excited to work on them, cross word can be use as EFL
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W R Lee, Language Teaching Games and Context, Second Edition, Oxford University Press, 1980.p, 64-65.
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Hossein Vassoughi, Using Word-Search-Puzzle Games for Improving Vocabulary Knowledge of Iranian EFL Learners, Journal of Teaching Englis as a Foreign Language and
Literature of Islamic Azad University of Iran, 1 1, 79-85, Winter 2009, p. 2.
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Martin C. Njoroge, Ruth W. Nd ung‟u Moses Gatambuki Gathigi, op. cit.,p, 7.
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