6 texts. They can also teach their students in an enjoyable teaching learning
atmosphere.
4. The Researcher
By conducting this study, the researcher can solve the problems encountered by the students. Besides, the researcher will be more creative in using
games to teach English. The researcher also hopes that games will inspire to teachers in teaching writing short functional English texts.
5. The Other Researchers
The researcher lets the other researchers use this study for their reference in conducting their study. Therefore, the other researchers will develop the
learning strategies to teach writing. The other researchers will also create more creative games in conducting their study. The researcher hopes this thesis can be
beneficial to help those who design materials for the tenth grade students of vocational high schools which contain games.
F. Definition of Terms
The terms used in this study are:
1. Writing Skill
In this study, writing skill is one of English skills that are learned by the X Accountanc
y 2 class. Based on Wright et al. 2006, writing is one of ways “to communicate something to somebody” p. 58. In this study, the students’ writing
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skill is measured from the students’ written texts score and the students’
improvement in each elements of scoring rubric.
2. Games in Language Teaching
According to Brewster, Ellis and Girard
2004, “games are not only
motivating and fun but can also provide excellent practice for improving pronunciation, vocabulary, grammar and the four language
skills” p. 172. It
means that games help the learners learn English and improve the lear
ners’
English skills. In other words, games help the students learn by doing. In this study, the researcher uses three kinds of games, namely jumbled sentences,
jumbled words and flash pictures. Those games are used as a media to teach writing skill in order to solve the problems encountered by X Accountancy 2
students in SMK Putra Tama Bantul.
3. Short Functional English Texts
Based on the competency standard in School Based Curriculum 2006, short functional English texts are texts that have certain functions which are used
in daily activities. In this study, the researcher focuses on two kinds of short functional English texts; an informal memo and an informal invitation letter.
Informal memos are a kind of letter used to give instructions to do something, respond to previous questions, or share new information to someone that is close
to the writer Bovée Thill, 1995.According to Rosenblatt, Cheatham and Watt
8 1977, informal invitations are invitations in a letter form to invite someone to
attend some informal activities, namely dinner, lunch, and annual gatherings.
4. Students of X Accountancy 2of SMK Putra Tama Bantul
