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Game As being stated that game is one of alternatives that can be used to

teach English, everyone believes, teaching process through a game will


give a fun. Kramer (2000) state that games are objects which consist of
components and rules and have certain criteria: rules, a goal, always
changing course; chance; competition; common experience; equality;
freedom; activity; diving into the world of the game; and no impact on
reality. In addition, according to Allen (1983:52) games are helpful
because they can make students feel that certain words are important
and necessary, because without those words, the object of game cannot
be achieved. Besides that, Verykaka (2008) state that games are not just
time filling activities but have a great educational value. From the
opinions above, we can conclude game is one of many teaching strategies
can be engaged to foreign language learners, it is believed that it can give
an elements of fun to learners.
The Application of Using Circle Game According to Linda Diamond and
Linda Gutlohn (2006) in their article they say that Vocabulary is the
knowledge of words and word meanings. Teaching English vocabulary to
young learners needs an extra work and an appropriate teaching
technique which is adjusted to the students need. Many strategies can be
applied to teach young learners and give very enjoyable for them in
learning English as a foreign language; one of techniques that are possible
to apply is game. Based on Budden (2006) the steps in conducting this
game are: 1. Ask the students to sit in a circle. 2. Place a set of
object/picture in the middle and name them with the students. 3. Ask a
student to go to the corner and close his/her eyes. 4. Ask a second
student to choose one of the objects and hide it in his/her pocket. 5. Ask
the first student to open his/her eyes and come back to the circle. 6. Pont
to the object in the middle and ask what is missing. 7. The first student
names the missing object. He/she has three chances to try and guess who
have it. Hypothesis The hypothesis of this study is: there is an impact of
circle game as a st

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