Improving Student’s Vocabulary Mastery Through Game Activities: A Case Study At MTS. Babul Khaer Kabupaten Bulukumba = Improving Student’s Vocabulary Mastery Through Game Activities: A Case Study At MTS. Babul Khaer Kabupaten Bulukumba

Suci Muqaddimatul Jannah. Improving Students‟ Vocabulary Mastery through Game Activities: A Case Study at MTs. Babul Khaer Kabupaten Bulukumba (supervised by Sitti Sahraeny and Hidayatullah Yunus).

This research investigates the improvement of students‟ vocabulary mastery through game activities. There are two objectives of this research. The first isto find out the effectiveness of the game method in improving students‟ vocabulary. The second is to reveal the use of game regarding students‟ motivation in learning vocabulary.

The subject of this research was VIII B2 grade of MTs. Babul Khaer Bulukumba which consisted of 20 students. The writer selected the sample by using simple random sampling. This research was conducted in two methods which each consist of the score test and the questionnaire.The data was gathered through quantitative and qualitative data.

The findings of this research show that the result of the students‟ vocabulary achievement is significantly different between Pre-test and Post- test. The mean score of the post-test was 92,5 and the post-test was 79,5. The students‟ perceptions in learning vocabulary by using game are mostly positive. This is because they enjoy learning vocabulary using game which makes them able to easily remember the vocabulary that has been taught through this method.

Keywords : Vocabulary, Improving, Game.