Research Paper
Year: 2021 | Month: March | Volume: 8 | Issue: 3 | Pages: 530-536
Investigating the Use of Games in Writing Class
Jiehad Akbar Pria Utama1, Budiman Fauzi2, Anang Jauharuddin3
1,2,3Sharia Economics, Sekolah Tinggi Ekonomi Islam Nahdlatul Ulama (STEINU) Subang
Corresponding Author: Jiehad Akbar Pria Utama
ABSTRACT
This research aims to find out whether games improve students’ writing ability, to find out whether students perceive the use of games in writing and to find out the challenges faced by teacher when implementing games in writing class. This study is a qualitative study with selected sampling. The instruments for collecting the data were questionnaire, interview, teachers’ diary, and students’ documents. While, data were in the form of questionnaire form, interview transcript, filed note, and students writing. There are three basics findings as follows (1) games can improve students’ writing ability, it concluded that game as media in teaching and learning could improve students writing skill. The process of implementing also gave variations in learning so that the learning would not make the students bore in the class. (2) Students perceive the use of games in writing, students’ perceptions told that applying game is one of good technique to improve students writing ability since it could help on generating idea, organizing, recalling vocabulary and grammar usage. (3) The challenges of implementing games indicate that teachers who have used games for teaching viewed challenges of implementing games effectively and current educational system as less inhibiting factors than those who have not used games for teaching.
Keywords: writing, games, learning, teaching.
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