RESEARCH PROPOSAL

ENGLISH TEACHERS’ PERCEPTIONS OF THE

USE CROSSWORD PUZZLE GAME IN TEACHING
VOCABULARY AT JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL IN
PALU

NUR ISLAMIYAH
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Sekretaris/Pembing 2: Anggota/Pembahas:
Ketua/Pembing 1:
Afrillia Anggreni, S.Pd.I.,M.Pd. Drs. Mochtar Marhum, M.Ed.,Ph.D.
Abdul Kamaruddin, S.Pd. M.Ed., Ph.D.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
02 PREVIOUS
01 STUDY,
LITERATURE
BACKGROUND REVIEW AND
THEORETICAL 1
FRAMEWORK 5
2

03 3
RESEARCH
METHOD
 What is vocabulary?

O UND
ACK GR 1
B Important of learning
vocabulary 2
Technique or 3
strategies to improve
students’ vocabulary
What are the
problems?
 PROBLEM OF THE RESEARCH
01 03
Do students' vocabulary What are the impacts of the use
increase through crossword
puzzles game?
crossword puzzles game in
teaching vocabulary?
1
2
02
What are the obstacles faced by
3
the teacher in the process of
teaching vocabulary by using
crossword puzzles?
 OBJECTIVE OF THE RESEARCH
01 03
to determine whether
students' vocabulary Identify the impact felt by
mastery increase when the teacher after using
using crossword puzzle crossword puzzles game in 1
techniques teaching vocabulary.
2
02 3
Identify the obstacles are
faced by the teacher
during the process of
teaching vocabulary
using crossword puzzle
games
 SIGNIFICANCE OF THE RESEARCH
FOR ENGLISH FOR ANOTHER
FOR STUDENTS RESEARCHER
TEACHER
this research can enrich their
experience, insight and
knowledge in teaching 1
English, especially vocabulary
and provide opportunities for
can enrich their knowledge researchers to apply what has 2
Students are expected to
about how various teaching been obtained from academic
improve their vocabulary
techniques and get additional
strategies in teaching English,
mastery through the use of a
learning and contribute to
solving real problems in the
3
variety of techniques
especially vocabulary. field. In addition, it will also
provide advantages for other
researchers who take the
same topic to use this
research as a reference for
conducting research
 SCOPE OF THE RESEARCH

1
This study aims to determine the teacher's perception or view of the use 2
of crossword puzzles in improving students' vocabulary mastery,
vocabulary learning techniques and methods, learning media, and
classroom management. 3
 "Mastery of Student
“Reinforcing Student’
previous STUDIES Vocabulary Towards
Crossword Puzzle Games"
Vocabulary through
Crossword Puzzle Games” (Rahmat Nasrullah, Nur
Rizky Alfiany and
(Rozy, 2013)
Muhammad Ainul Hamdan,
1
2021)
2
“The Use of Crosswords to Improve
Vocabulary Mastery (Preliminary 3
Class Action Research) MA Class
Students Al Bidayah Candi
Bandungan in 2009/2010 Academic
Year

(Zunita Widyasari, 2010)

 LITERATURE REVIEW
Technique in
Vocabulary Kinds of The important of
teaching
vocabulary vocabulary
vocabulary is the basic of vocabulary
language and very important 1. Grammatical 1. Realia
word (function How to well people 2. Pictures
to master and we can’t speak
speak, listen , read ad
properly and understand
2.
word
Content word write
3. Mime,gesture
and expression
1
written material if we don’t
master it 4. Contrats
Principle of 5. Etc. 2
Type of game choosing and using
games language game
1. Sorting,ordering or The 3
arranging game advanteges
Is sould be easy to
Game is an activity or a sport 2. Information gap game
prepare and not take
with rules in which people or 3. Guessing game
a long which to
and
4. Search game disadvantages
teams compete again each make student feel
5. Matching game
other bored and tired and using games
6. Labeling game
easy to play
7. Exchanging game
8. Role-play game
9. Crossword puzzle game
 Literature review
Crossword
puzzle game
is very familiar to the student
for they can find such as
puzzles in their language in
this game, the student fill the
boxes letter by letter based on
the question.
Advantages and
disadvantages of Crossword
Puzzle Game
1. Crossword puzzle solving involves several useful
skills including vocabulary, reasoning, spelling,
and word attack skills.
2. Crossword puzzle is a good way to teach and
enrich vocabulary because the definitions or
synonyms of the words clues are right there to
provide reinforcement.
3. Crossword puzzles can also be used to encourage
the use of a dictionary or thesaurus or to learn
terminology used in particular subject. They can
be used as a quiz.
 Theoritical framework
TEACHING VOCABULARY USING CROSSWORD PUZZLE GAME

QUESTIONARE INTERVIEW

TEACHER PERCEPTION

Increase or do not obstacle Impact felt the teacher

Increase Student after using crossword

Vocabulary puzzle game

 DESIG
The researcher uses descriptive N OF
qualitative methods in research THE
design RESE
ARCH
1
2
The reseach explore the perceptions and
experiences of teachers who using 3
crossword puzzle games in vocabulary
learning
SETTING AND
TIME OF THE The researcher conduct her 1
RESEARCH research in several junior high
schools in palu city 2
3
This research will be held on
January to February 2022
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 SUB
JEC
OF T
RES THE
EAR
The subject of this research is the English teachers at SMP Negeri 18 Palu, SMP
Negeri 19 Palu, and MTs An Nur Buuts.
CH
For this study, the sample was English teachers who met certain criteria. And the
criteria used as research samples are:

1. Have experience about teaching English using crossword puzzle game

2. Ready to be a research resource.

3. Knowing about English teaching methods.

In this study, there are two teachers per school who will be the research sample. So
that the sample that will be used from this research is six English teachers.
TECHNIQUES OF DATA COLLECTION

Questionnaires

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2
Interview 3
 TECHNIQUES OF DATA
ANALYSIS
By burhan bungin (2003:70)

1. Data collection

2. Data reduction

3. Data display

4. Conclusion drawing/verification
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