Picture Game: Vocabulary Dissemination to Elementary Students
Abstrak
Learning vocabulary is quite different from learning of other aspects of a
language such as grammar and phonetics that denotes to a learning the rules constantly. Learning
vocabulary is a perpetual task for any language learner (Changhong, 2010). This is a descriptive
study to explore the use of picture game in learning vocabulary to elementary students. The data
collection technique is in the form of observation and documentation in one of state Elementary
School (SDN) in Surabaya. Picture game is a strategy that make learners enjoy in learning. The
learners learn new vocabulary and play game as well. Findings of this study suggest the
application of picture game is valuable to assist students learning vocabulary.
Keywords: vocabulary, picture, game
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