The Effect of Using Board Game (Name It) on English Vocabulary Learning of Students in English for Specific Purposes Course

Abstract

This research aimed to compare the vocabulary learning achievement before and after learning by using the board game (Name It)  and to explore the satisfaction towards vocabulary learning by using board game (Name It) of students enrolling in English for Specific Purposes course in the first semester of the academic year 2022. The research was conducted in two phases. The first one was the development of the board game (Name It), and the second one was the trial use of the board game (Name It). The participants were 65 students studying in the Early Childhood major, group 1 and group2, who enrolled in English for Specific Purposes course in the first semester of the academic year 2022. The participants of the study were randomly selected by drawing lots, using the study group as the randomization unit. The instruments of the research consisted of the board game (Name It), a pre-test and post-test, and a student satisfaction test. The statistics used to analyze the data were mean (X), standard deviation (S.D.), and dependent t-test. The results revealed that the students’ achievement in learning vocabulary after using the board game (Name It) was significantly higher than before at the .05 level and the students were most satisfied with the board game (Name It) with a mean score of 4.64.