Applying Bingo Game to teach vocabulary
every group were so active and enthusiastic. They listened to the clues read by the teacher. They also discussed with their group well. When there is a group has
shouted “Bingo” I checked whether their answers are right or wrong. There was a
group who shout “Bingo” After I read some words during the game but after I checked their answer they had one wrong answer so I canceled their win. It can be
seen by the field notes below.
The use of Bingo Game made them easily memorize the vocabulary and it also made them interested in learning vocabulary. It feels like they do not study
because of the game. It was indicated in the interview transcript below. One of the group has done a Bingo when the researcher chanted the eighteenth
word. He checked again to make sure that the answer is right but after he checked the answer and ask the question related to the vocabulary they had
written on the Bingo board there was one word that has incorrect meaning so they had failed to win. They have to start again from the beginning. The
researcher continued the game until there was another group who shouted
“Bingo” after he chanted the twenty fourth word. He checked the answer from that group about the words and their meaning and they got the right answer so
they were the winner of the game.
Appendix AField Note 3October 19
th
, 2014
R : Kenapa kamu gak suka kalau disuruh ngerjain latihan ya? why do you not like to do the exercises?
S2: Bukane gak suka kak tapi bosen kak udah gitu suruh dihafalin kata- katanya kan susah. It does not mean I do not like it but it bores me
moreover I have to memorize the words. R : Susahnya dimana dek? Where is the difficulty? S2: Susah ngingetnya kak
hehe...paling banter seminggu ingetnya habis itu bubar. Kalau kata-kata yang gampang si inget kak tapi kalau kata yang sulit yang ada diteks ku
gampang lupa. it is hard to memorize. In a week it will be gone. When the words are easy I can memorize but if the difficult one that taken from the
texts it is easy to forget.
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